# brushed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɹʌʃt/ · frequency rank #13,473

## Definitions
1. Roughened by rubbing with an abrasive brushes, especially as a finish.
2. Having been cleaned, tidied, or straightened with a brush.
3. Having been cleaned, tidied, or straightened with a brush.
4. Having been artificially formed into a swarm by being brushed off a honeycomb.
5. Having been written or painted using a brush.
6. Covered in brush or scrub.
7. Having had brush or scrub removed.

## Easily confused with
- **busted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brushed-vs-busted)
- **bushes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brushed-vs-bushes)
- **bushel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brushed-vs-bushel)
- **brush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brush-vs-brushed)
- **bashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashed-vs-brushed)
- **bruised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruised-vs-brushed)
- **blushes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blushes-vs-brushed)
- **blushed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blushed-vs-brushed)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbrushed`, `brrushed`, `brsuhed`, `bruhsed`, `brusehd`, `brushde`, `brushedd`, `brushhed`, `brusshed`, `burshed`, `rbushed`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brushed