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Brushed Common

Brushed has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of brush

"She brushed her hair against her face before looking in the mirror."

In plain English: To brush something means to move your hand or an object back and forth over its surface, usually to clean it off or make it smooth.

"He brushed his teeth before going to bed."

Adjective
1

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

"of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one"

2

(of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush

"with shining hair neatly brushed"

"the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet"

3

(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

"a dress of brushed cotton"

"a fleecy lining"

"napped fabrics"

4

rubbed, especially as a finish.

"The furniture maker brushed the raw wood to smooth its surface before applying the stain."

In plain English: Brushed means something has been smoothed out by rubbing it with a soft tool to make its surface look neat and shiny.

"She wore her favorite brushed cotton sweater to stay warm in winter."

Example Sentences
"She wore her favorite brushed cotton sweater to stay warm in winter." adj
"He brushed his teeth before going to bed." verb
"She brushed her teeth before going to bed." verb
"The dog shook its fur and brushed off the leaves." verb
"He brushed past his friends without saying hello." verb
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Rhyming Words
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