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clean

37 ENTRIES FOUND:

1) clean (adjective)
2) clean (adverb)
3) clean (verb)
4) clean (noun)
clean and jerk (noun)
clean bill (noun)
clean bill of lading
clean-boled (adjective)
clean-bowled (adjective)
clean-built (adjective)
clean-cut (adjective)
clean cutting (noun)
clean dollar (noun)
clean fallow (noun)
clean-fingered (adjective)
clean hands (noun)
clean-hewn (adjective)
clean-legged (adjective)
clean-limbed (adjective)
clean-living (adjective)
clean-mouthed (adjective)
clean out (verb)
clean room (noun)
clean-run (adjective)
clean-shaven (adjective)
clean-till (verb)
clean-timbered (adjective)
clean up (verb)
clean-up fund (noun)
dry-clean (verb)

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1clean adj \ˈklēn\Definition of CLEAN1 a : free from dirt or pollution <changed to clean clothes> <clean solar energy> b : free from contamination or disease <a clean wound> c : free or relatively free from radioactivity <a clean atomic explosion> 2 a : unadulterated, pure <the clean thrill of one's first flight> b of a precious stone : having no interior flaws visible c : free from growth that hinders tillage <clean farmland> 3 a : free from moral corruption or sinister connections of any kind <a candidate with a clean record>; also : free from violations <a clean driving record> b : free from offensive treatment of sexual subjects and from the use of obscenity <a clean joke> c : observing the rules : fair <a clean fight> 4 : ceremonially or spiritually pure <and all who are clean may eat flesh — Leviticus 7:19(Revised Standard Version)> 5 a : thorough, complete <a clean break with the past> b : deftly executed : skillful <clean ballet technique> c : hit beyond the reach of an opponent <a clean single to center> 6 a : relatively free from error or blemish : clear; specifically : legible <clean copy> b : unencumbered <clean bill of sale> 7 a : characterized by clarity and precision : trim <a clean prose style> <architecture with clean almost austere lines> b : even, smooth <a clean edge> <a sharp blow causing a clean break> c : free from impedances to smooth flow (as of water or air) <a clean airplane> <a ship with a clean bottom> 8 a : empty <the ship returned with a clean hold> b : free from drug addiction <has been clean for six months> c slang : having no contraband (as weapons or drugs) in one's possession 9 : habitually neat — clean·ness \ˈklēn-nəs\ noun
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Examples of CLEANThis table isn't clean. There's a sticky spot where something spilled.
He keeps a very clean house.
The janitor does a good job of keeping the office clean.
I wiped the baby's face clean.
He's a clean young man.
Cats are very clean animals.
Solar power provides clean energy.
Origin of CLEANMiddle English clene, from Old English clǣne; akin to Old High German kleini delicate, daintyFirst Known Use: before 12th centuryRelated to CLEANSynonyms: antiseptic, chaste, fair, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, stainless, unsoiled, unstained, unsulliedAntonyms: besmirched, dirty, filthy, foul, grubby, smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanedRelated Words: pure, taintless, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted, wholesome; cleanly, germfree, hygienic, sanitary, sterile; abluted, bleached, cleansed, purified, scrubbed, washed, whitened; milky, snowy, white; flawless, unblemished; bright, shiny, sparklingNear Antonyms: dingy, greasy, grimy, mucky, muddy, unwashed; defiled, germy, polluted, tainted, unsterile, unsterilized; blackened, discoloredsee all synonyms and antonyms[+]more[-]hide
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