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clean
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- pronunciation:
- klin
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- clean out, clean up, come clean
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
cleaner, cleanest |
| definition 1: |
not dirty or stained; unsoiled.
I put clean sheets on the bed for the guests.
- synonyms:
- unsoiled
- antonyms:
- dirty, grimy, grubby, messy, muddy, soiled, squalid, unclean
- similar words:
- hygienic, immaculate, pure, spotless, unstained, unsullied, washed
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| definition 2: |
free from impurities or foreign particles.
The air is no longer clean in this area.- synonyms:
- pure, unsullied
- antonyms:
- dusty, impure, polluted
- similar words:
- antiseptic, clear, fresh, hygienic, sanitary, virgin, virginal
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| definition 3: |
free from imperfections or irregularities.
His drawing has a clean line.- synonyms:
- flawless, perfect
- antonyms:
- flawed
- similar words:
- clear, faultless, immaculate, pure, unblemished
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| definition 4: |
performed or made without difficulty or mistake.
The prisoner made a clean escape.- synonyms:
- easy
- similar words:
- adroit, deft, facile
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| definition 5: |
free from sin; moral; pure.
He's been trying to lead a clean life since he got out of prison.I have a clean conscience about what happened.- synonyms:
- chaste, immaculate, moral, pure, sinless, spotless, unspotted
- antonyms:
- guilty, impure, lewd, obscene, unclean
- similar words:
- blameless, clear, guiltless, innocent, lily-white, unstained, virginal
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| definition 6: |
fair.
He conducted a clean campaign.- synonyms:
- fair, honest, just, upright, upstanding
- antonyms:
- dirty, unfair
- similar words:
- equitable
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| definition 7: |
empty; blank.
She started again with a clean page.- synonyms:
- blank, empty
- similar words:
- clear, fresh, new
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| related words: |
chaste, crisp, distinct, pristine, sanitary, straight, tidy |
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| phrase: |
come clean |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
cleanly.
This pen writes clean.- synonyms:
- absolutely, cleanly, precisely
- similar words:
- exactly, neat, neatly
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| definition 2: |
completely.
The runaway horse jumped clean over the fence.- synonyms:
- altogether, completely, fully, totally
- similar words:
- absolutely, entirely, quite, utterly, wholly
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| related words: |
stark, trim |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cleans, cleaning, cleaned |
| definition 1: |
to rid of stains, dirt, or impurities; make clean.
I'll have to clean the rugs before the guests come.They cleaned the apartment thoroughly before the landlord came to inspect.He cleaned the counter with some scrubbing powder.
- synonyms:
- cleanse, wash
- antonyms:
- dirty, soil
- similar words:
- bathe, deterge, launder, lave, mop, sanitize, scour, scrub, shampoo, wipe
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| definition 2: |
to empty.
He cleaned his plate.- synonyms:
- empty
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| related words: |
brush, burnish, clear, do, draw, dress, erase, flush, pick, pick up, purify, refine, skin, wash |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to carry out or undergo a cleaning.
I cleaned all day today.The carpet cleaned very nicely.- antonyms:
- dirty
- similar words:
- launder, wash
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| related words: |
brush, erase, scour, scrub |
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| phrase: |
clean out, clean up |
| derivation: |
cleanness (n.) |
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