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What is "brushed" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does brushed mean in English? Meaning of brushed definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "brushed" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "brushed": touched lightly in passing; grazed against

Adjective

  • Meaning: touched lightly in passing; grazed against
  • Example: of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one
  • Synonyms: brushed
  • Similar: touched

    • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbɹʌʃt/

    Meaning of "brushed": (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush
  • Example: with shining hair neatly brushed the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet
  • Synonyms: brushed
  • Similar: groomed

    • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbɹʌʃt/

    Meaning of "brushed": (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
  • Example: a dress of brushed cotton a fleecy lining napped fabrics
  • Synonyms: brushed fleecy napped
  • Similar: soft

    • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbɹʌʃt/

  • Adjective: rubbed, especially as a finish. The brushed aluminum vase had a soft appearance.

    • Synonyms:

    shave, flick, smooth, sweep, scrape, caress, skim, kiss, tickle, graze, contact, stroke, glance, wash, sweep, wipe, clean, paint, polish, whisk, buff,

    Antonyms:

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