The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BONING which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2007.
Brushing (up) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BONING | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brushing (up)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- brush up
- toothbrushing
- sharpen up
- brushwork
- toothbrush
- polishing
- freshen up
- grooming
- nailbrush
- hairbrush
- brushlike
- flossing
Crossword Answer definitions
BONING verb- To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
- To fertilize with bone.
- To put whalebone into.
- To make level, using a particular procedure; to survey a level line.
- (usually of a man) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (in Aboriginal culture) To perform "bone pointing", a ritual that is intended to bring illness or even death to the victim.
- (usually with "up") To study.
- To polish boots to a shiny finish.
- To apprehend, steal.
- To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.
- The removal of bones from a carcass; filleting.
- The arrangement of bones in a corset.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- Bone structure.
- The fertilization of a field with bone meal.
- The process or result of leveling using a boning rod.
- Placement of a curse by pointing with a bone, practiced by Australian aborigines; an act of pointing the bone.
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