brushed

Words with a similar base: brushed

'brushed'

[brush.v.01] as in: rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

Examples:
Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket

'brushed'

[brush.v.02] as in: touch lightly and briefly

Examples:
He brushed the wall lightly

'brushed'

[brush.v.03] as in: clean with a brush

Examples:
She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet

'brushed'

[brush.v.04] as in: sweep across or over

Examples:
Her long skirt brushed the floor
A gasp swept cross the audience

'brushed'

[brush.v.05] as in: remove with or as if with a brush

Examples:
brush away the crumbs
brush the dust from the jacket
brush aside the objections

'brushed'

[brush.v.06] as in: cover by brushing

Examples:
brush the bread with melted butter

'brushed'

[brushed.s.01] as in: touched lightly in passing; grazed against

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

'brushed'

[brushed.s.02] as in: (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush

Examples:
with shining hair neatly brushed
the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet

'brushed'

[brushed.s.03] as in: (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

Examples:
a dress of brushed cotton
a fleecy lining
napped fabrics

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