clean | (adjective) free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits | - |
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(adjective) (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers | Synonyms: unobjectionable |
(adjective) not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination | Synonyms: uncontaminating |
(adjective) ritually clean or pure | - |
(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed | Synonyms: neat |
(adjective) free from sepsis or infection | Synonyms: uninfected |
(adjective) thorough and without qualification | - |
(adjective) without difficulties or problems | - |
(adjective) (of a surface) not written or printed on | Synonyms: blank, white |
(adjective) exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play | Synonyms: sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty |
(adjective) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections | Synonyms: fair |
(adjective) morally pure | Synonyms: clean-living |
(adjective) (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense | - |
(adjective) free from impurities | Synonyms: fresh |
(adjective) free of drugs | - |
(adjective) not carrying concealed weapons | - |
(adjective) free of restrictions or qualifications | Synonyms: clear |
(adjective) (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims | Synonyms: clear, light, unclouded |
(noun) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead | Synonyms: clean and jerk |
(adverb) in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating | Synonyms: fair, fairly |
(adverb) completely; used as intensifiers | Synonyms: plum, plumb |
(verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: cleanse |
(verb) remove unwanted substances from | Synonyms: scavenge |
(verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | Synonyms: pick |
(verb) remove shells or husks from | - |
(verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from | Synonyms: make clean |
(verb) clean and tidy up the house | Synonyms: clean house, houseclean |
(verb) remove while making clean | - |
(verb) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely | Synonyms: strip |
(verb) deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. | - |
(verb) be cleanable | - |
cleanable | (adjective) capable of being cleaned | - |
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cleaner | (noun) a preparation used in cleaning something | Synonyms: cleanser, cleansing agent |
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(noun) someone whose occupation is cleaning | - |
(noun) the operator of dry-cleaning establishment | Synonyms: dry cleaner |
cleaners | (noun) shop where dry cleaning is done | Synonyms: dry cleaners |
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cleaning | (noun) the act of making something clean | Synonyms: cleansing, cleanup |
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cleanliness | (noun) diligence in keeping clean | - |
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(noun) the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections | - |
cleanly | (adjective) habitually clean | - |
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(adverb) smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly | Synonyms: flawlessly |
(adverb) in a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution | - |
cleanness | (noun) the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities | - |
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(noun) without moral defects | - |
cleanse | (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: clean |
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(verb) purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins | - |
cleanser | (noun) a preparation used in cleaning something | Synonyms: cleaner, cleansing agent |
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cleansing | (adjective) acting like an antiseptic | Synonyms: purifying |
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(adjective) cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands | Synonyms: ablutionary |
(noun) the act of making something clean | Synonyms: cleaning, cleanup |
cleanup | (noun) the act of making something clean | Synonyms: cleaning, cleansing |
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(noun) (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) | Synonyms: cleanup position, cleanup spot |
(noun) a very large profit | Synonyms: killing |
clear | (adjective) readily apparent to the mind | - |
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(adjective) allowing light to pass through | - |
(adjective) free from clouds or mist or haze | - |
(adjective) accurately stated or described | Synonyms: well-defined |
(adjective) free from confusion or doubt | - |
(adjective) characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving | Synonyms: percipient |
(adjective) clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible | Synonyms: clean-cut, clear-cut |
(adjective) freed from any question of guilt | Synonyms: absolved, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated |
(adjective) easily deciphered | Synonyms: decipherable, readable |
(adjective) clear of charges or deductions | - |
(adjective) free from flaw or blemish or impurity | - |
(adjective) (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law | Synonyms: unmortgaged |
(adjective) affording free passage or view | Synonyms: open |
(adjective) free of restrictions or qualifications | Synonyms: clean |
(adjective) characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt) | - |
(adjective) (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims | Synonyms: clean, light, unclouded |
(adjective) free from contact or proximity or connection | - |
(noun) a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water | Synonyms: open |
(noun) the state of being free of suspicion | - |
(adverb) in an easily perceptible manner | Synonyms: clearly |
(adverb) entirely | Synonyms: all the way |
(verb) remove | - |
(verb) rid of obstructions | Synonyms: unclutter |
(verb) make clear, bright, light, or translucent | - |
(verb) free (the throat) by making a rasping sound | Synonyms: clear up |
(verb) make a way or path by removing objects | - |
(verb) remove the occupants of | - |
(verb) remove (people) from a building | - |
(verb) rid of instructions or data | - |
(verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | Synonyms: clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out |
(verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | Synonyms: acquit, assoil, discharge, exculpate, exonerate |
(verb) grant authorization or clearance for | Synonyms: authorise, authorize, pass |
(verb) settle, as of a debt | Synonyms: solve |
(verb) pass by, over, or under without making contact | Synonyms: top |
(verb) pass an inspection or receive authorization | - |
(verb) go away or disappear | - |
(verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | Synonyms: bring in, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in |
(verb) yield as a net profit | Synonyms: net |
(verb) make as a net profit | Synonyms: net, sack, sack up |
(verb) be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts | - |
(verb) sell to get rid of | - |
(verb) clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. | - |
(verb) free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment | - |
(verb) go unchallenged; be approved | Synonyms: pass |
(verb) become clear | Synonyms: brighten, clear up, light up |
clearance | (noun) permission to proceed | - |
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(noun) the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them | - |
(noun) vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | Synonyms: headroom, headway |
clearcutness | (noun) clarity as a consequence of precision | Synonyms: preciseness |
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cleared | (adjective) rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush | - |
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(adjective) freed from any question of guilt | Synonyms: absolved, clear, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated |
clearheaded | (adjective) not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently | Synonyms: clear-thinking |
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clearing | (noun) the act of freeing from suspicion | - |
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(noun) the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | Synonyms: clarification |
(noun) a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area | Synonyms: glade |
clearly | (adverb) without doubt or question | - |
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(adverb) in an intelligible manner | Synonyms: intelligibly, understandably |
(adverb) clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment | Synonyms: distinctly |
(adverb) in an easily perceptible manner | Synonyms: clear |
clearness | (noun) free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | Synonyms: clarity, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity |
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(noun) the quality of clear water | Synonyms: clarity, uncloudedness |
clearstory | (noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light | Synonyms: clerestory |
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clearway | (noun) a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) | - |
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clearweed | (noun) a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves | Synonyms: dead nettle, Pilea pumilla, richweed |
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cleat | (noun) a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached | - |
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(noun) a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured | - |
(noun) a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping | - |
(verb) secure on a cleat | - |
(verb) provide with cleats | - |
cleats | (noun) shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles | - |
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cleavable | (adjective) capable of being cleaved | - |
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cleavage | (noun) the act of cleaving or splitting | - |
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(noun) the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) | - |
(noun) (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum | Synonyms: segmentation |
(noun) the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules | - |
(noun) the state of being split or cleft | - |
cleave | (verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | Synonyms: rive, split |
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(verb) make by cutting into | - |
(verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Synonyms: adhere, cling, cohere, stick |
cleaver | (noun) a butcher's knife having a large square blade | Synonyms: chopper, meat cleaver |
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cleavers | (noun) annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | Synonyms: catchweed, clivers, Galium aparine, goose grass, spring cleavers |
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