| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | kliy'n |
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| Rhymes | Aberdeen, Abilene, acetylcholine, and 182 more rhymes in iyn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Free from dirt or impurities. Or having clean habits. |
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| Examples | "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" |
| Attribute of | cleanness |
| Similar | cleanable; cleaned, cleansed; cleanly; dry-cleaned; fresh, unused; immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless; pristine; scrubbed; unsoiled, unspotted, unstained; unsullied; washed, water-washed |
| See also | clean; antiseptic; tidy |
| Contrary | dirty, soiled, unclean |
| Meaning | Free of restrictions or qualifications. |
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| Examples | "a clean bill of health" |
| Synonyms | clear |
| Similar to | unqualified |
| Meaning | (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims. |
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| Examples | "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings" |
| Synonyms | clear, light, unclouded |
| Similar to | pure |
| Meaning | Free from impurities. |
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| Examples | "clean water" |
| Synonyms | fresh |
| Similar to | pure |
| Meaning | Without difficulties or problems. |
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| Examples | "a clean test flight" |
| Similar to | perfect |
| Meaning | Ritually clean or pure. |
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| Category | religion, faith, religious belief |
| Similar | halal; kosher, cosher |
| See also | clean; pure |
| Contrary | unclean, impure |
| Meaning | Not spreading pollution or contamination. Especially radioactive contamination. |
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| Examples | "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" |
| Synonyms | uncontaminating |
| Contrary | dirty, contaminating |
| Meaning | (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements. Fit for all observers. |
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| Examples | "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" |
| Synonyms | unobjectionable |
| Similar | antiseptic |
| See also | decent |
| Contrary | dirty |
| Meaning | Free from sepsis or infection. |
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| Examples | "a clean (or uninfected) wound" |
| Synonyms | uninfected |
| Similar to | antiseptic |
| Meaning | Morally pure. |
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| Examples | "led a clean life" |
| Synonyms | clean-living |
| Similar to | moral |
| Meaning | (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections. |
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| Examples | "a clean manuscript" |
| Synonyms | fair |
| Similar to | legible |
| Meaning | Of a surface. Not written or printed on. |
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| Examples | "a clean page" |
| Synonyms | blank, white |
| Similar to | empty |
| Meaning | Marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play. |
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| Examples | "a clean fight" |
| Synonyms | sporting, sportsmanlike |
| Similar to | fair, just |
| Meaning | Thorough and without qualification. |
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| Examples | "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break" |
| Similar to | complete |
| Meaning | (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense. |
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| Examples | "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver's license" |
| Similar to | unblemished |
| Meaning | Not carrying concealed weapons. |
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| Similar to | unarmed |
| Meaning | Free from clumsiness. Precisely or deftly executed. |
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| Examples | "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw" |
| Synonyms | neat |
| Similar to | adroit |
| Adverbs | cleanly |
| Meaning | Free of drugs. |
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| Examples | "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years" |
| Similar to | unaddicted |
| Meaning | A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead. |
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| Synonyms | clean and jerk |
| Broader | weightlifting |
| Meaning | Completely. Used as intensifiers. |
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| Examples | "clean forgot the appointment" |
| Synonyms | plumb, plum |
| Usage | cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular |
| Meaning | In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating. |
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| Synonyms | fairly, fair |
| Contrary | unfairly, below the belt |
| Meaning | Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They clean the cape |
| Examples | "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| Synonyms | make clean |
| Narrower | disinfect; brush; dust; vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover; sanitize, sanitise, hygienize, hygienise; bream; steam, steam clean; preen, plume; sweep; wash up, do the dishes; pipe-clay; scavenge; dry clean; wash, launder |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Contrary | dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire |
| Similar to | houseclean, clean house, clean; clean |
| Nouns | cleaner; cleaner; cleaning; cleaner |
| Meaning | Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "Clean the turkey" |
| Synonyms | pick |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| Meaning | Clean and tidy up the house. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "She housecleans every week" |
| Synonyms | houseclean, clean house |
| Narrower | spring-clean |
| Broader | tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away |
| Similar to | clean; clean, make clean |
| Nouns | cleaner; cleaning |
| Meaning | Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | They clean themselves |
| Examples | "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| Synonyms | cleanse |
| Narrower | bathe; wash; wash, lave; soap, lather; bathe, bath; douche; floss; decontaminate |
| Broader | groom, neaten |
| Nouns | cleaning |
| Meaning | Be cleanable. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "This stove cleans easily" |
| Broader | be |
| Similar to | clean, make clean |
| Nouns | cleaning |
| Meaning | Deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "The other players cleaned him completely" |
| Broader | deprive, strip, divest |
| Meaning | Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody of something; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" |
| Synonyms | strip |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| Meaning | Remove while making clean. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Model | They clean the snow from the path |
| Examples | "Clean the spots off the rug" |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| Similar to | houseclean, clean house, clean |
| Nouns | cleaning |
| Meaning | Remove unwanted substances from. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | scavenge |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| Nouns | cleaning |
| Meaning | Remove shells or husks from. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | The chefs clean the vegetables |
| Examples | "clean grain before milling it" |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |