brushed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of brush. Use this form for something that already happened.

   She brushed her hair before school.

   He brushed the dog every day last week.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Made slightly rough on the surface by rubbing it with a stiff brush, often as a finish.

   Like rubbing something with a wire brush until it looks soft and dull instead of shiny.

   The kitchen has brushed steel handles that don't show fingerprints.

   She bought a soft, brushed cotton shirt for winter.

   Oppositepolished

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3. 3
   adjective

   Made clean, tidy, or smooth by the action of a brush.

   Like hair that looks smooth and neat after you comb it.

   Her freshly brushed hair shone in the sunlight.

   The dog looked neat with its newly brushed coat.

   Similarcombed, groomed, neat, tidy

   Oppositeunkempt, messy, tousled, disheveled

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4. 4
   adjective

   Written or painted by hand using a brush.

   Like the thick, flowing marks a paintbrush leaves, not the thin line of a pen.

   The sign had bold, brushed letters in red paint.

   She admired the brushed strokes on the old scroll.

   Similarpainted

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5. 5
   adjective

   Covered with low bushes, scrub, or rough wild plants.

   Like a field that is full of wild bushes instead of being clear and open.

   The brushed hillside was too thick to cross without a machete.

   Quail nested in the brushed flatland beyond the fence.

   Similarscrubby, overgrown

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6. 6
   adjective

   Cleared of the low bushes and scrub that used to cover it.

   Like a yard after you pull out all the weeds and bushes, leaving open ground.

   The brushed field was finally ready for planting.

   They set up camp on the freshly brushed clearing.

   Oppositeovergrown

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7. 7
   adjective

   Cleaned by being passed through spinning brushes that rub off loose dirt.

   Like cleaning your shoes with a dry brush instead of washing them in water.

   We bought a bag of brushed potatoes from the farm shop.

   The brushed carrots looked clean without being wet and shiny.

   Oppositewashed

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8. 8
   adjective

   Made into a swarm by gently sweeping the bees off the honeycomb.

   Like sweeping crumbs off a table into your hand to gather them all at once.

   The beekeeper sold a brushed swarm to start a new hive.

   A brushed colony settled quickly into its new box.

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