Paintbrush - English Vocabulary for Kids

paintbrush

/ˈpeɪntˌbrʌʃ/

noun

A brush used to paint pictures

“He dipped the paintbrush in red paint.”

מכחול

Paintbrush is a noun in the school category. It is a intermediate (ages 9-10) word, meaning "A brush used to paint pictures" In Hebrew, paintbrush translates to מכחול.

Example Sentences

She dipped her paintbrush into the red paint and drew a big heart.
He cleaned his paintbrush carefully so the colors would not mix.
The art teacher showed them how to hold a paintbrush properly.

Did You Know? The finest artist paintbrushes in the world are made from the fur of a specific type of weasel called a kolinsky sable. A single high-quality sable brush can cost hundreds of dollars! Cave people made the first paintbrushes over 30,000 years ago from animal fur, feathers, and sticks. Michelangelo spent four years lying on his back painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling with a paintbrush.