| clean | | |
| n. (act) | 1. clean, clean and jerk | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead. |
| ~ weightlift, weightlifting | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights. |
| ~ jerk | raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms. |
| v. (contact) | 2. clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| ~ disinfect | destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing.; "disinfect a wound" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ brush | clean with a brush.; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" |
| ~ dust | remove the dust from.; "dust the cabinets" |
| ~ hoover, vacuum, vacuum-clean | clean with a vacuum cleaner.; "vacuum the carpets" |
| ~ hygienise, hygienize, sanitise, sanitize | make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing. |
| ~ bream | clean (a ship's bottom) with heat. |
| ~ steam clean, steam | clean by means of steaming.; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa" |
| ~ preen, plume | clean with one's bill.; "The birds preened" |
| ~ sweep | clean by sweeping.; "Please sweep the floor" |
| ~ do the dishes, wash up | wash dishes.; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner" |
| ~ pipe-clay | whiten or clean with pipe-clay.; "pipe-clay leather" |
| ~ clean house, houseclean, clean | clean and tidy up the house.; "She housecleans every week" |
| ~ scavenge | clean refuse from.; "Scavenge a street" |
| ~ dry clean | clean with chemical agents. |
| ~ launder, wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.; "Wash the towels, please!" |
| ~ clean | be cleanable.; "This stove cleans easily" |
| v. (change) | 3. clean, pick | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.; "Clean the turkey" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (contact) | 4. clean, clean house, houseclean | clean and tidy up the house.; "She housecleans every week" |
| ~ clean up, neaten, square away, tidy, tidy up, straighten, straighten out | put (things or places) in order.; "Tidy up your room!" |
| ~ clean | remove while making clean.; "Clean the spots off the rug" |
| ~ clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| ~ g.i., gi | clean in preparation for inspection.; "the soldiers GIed the barracks" |
| ~ spring-clean | thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year.; "she started spring-cleaning on April 1" |
| v. (body) | 5. clean, cleanse | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| ~ bathe | cleanse the entire body.; "bathe daily" |
| ~ wash | to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking.; "The cat washes several times a day" |
| ~ lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
| ~ soap, lather | rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning. |
| ~ bath, bathe | clean one's body by immersion into water.; "The child should bathe every day" |
| ~ douche | direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning. |
| ~ neaten, groom | care for one's external appearance.; "He is always well-groomed" |
| ~ floss | use dental floss to clean.; "floss your teeth after every meal" |
| ~ decontaminate | rid of contamination.; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city" |
| v. (stative) | 6. clean | be cleanable.; "This stove cleans easily" |
| ~ clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (contact) | 7. clean | deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc..; "The other players cleaned him completely" |
| ~ deprive, divest, strip | take away possessions from someone.; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" |
| v. (contact) | 8. clean, strip | remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely.; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (contact) | 9. clean | remove while making clean.; "Clean the spots off the rug" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ clean house, houseclean, clean | clean and tidy up the house.; "She housecleans every week" |
| v. (change) | 10. clean, scavenge | remove unwanted substances from. |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 11. clean | remove shells or husks from.; "clean grain before milling it" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| adj. | 12. clean | free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits.; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" |
| ~ cleanable | capable of being cleaned. |
| ~ cleanly | habitually clean.; "cleanly in their persons and habitations" |
| ~ dry-cleaned | cleaned with chemical solvents. |
| ~ unused, fresh | not yet used or soiled.; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope" |
| ~ immaculate, speckless, spic, spick, spotless, spic-and-span, spick-and-span | completely neat and clean.; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" |
| ~ pristine | immaculately clean and unused.; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief" |
| ~ scrubbed | made clean by scrubbing.; "fresh-scrubbed floors"; "boys with scrubbed necks and faces" |
| ~ unsoiled, unspotted, unstained | without soil or spot or stain. |
| ~ unsullied | spotlessly clean and fresh.; "the unsullied snow of mountains" |
| ~ washed, water-washed | clean by virtue of having been washed in water. |
| ~ antiseptic | thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms.; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities" |
| ~ tidy | marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits.; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" |
| adj. | 13. clean, clear | free of restrictions or qualifications.; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" |
| ~ unqualified | not limited or restricted.; "an unqualified denial" |
| adj. | 14. clean, clear, light, unclouded | (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims.; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" |
| ~ pure | free of extraneous elements of any kind.; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen" |
| adj. | 15. clean, fresh | free from impurities.; "clean water"; "fresh air" |
| ~ pure | free of extraneous elements of any kind.; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen" |
| adj. | 16. clean | (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense.; "a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license" |
| ~ perfect | being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish.; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" |
| adj. | 17. clean | ritually clean or pure. |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| ~ clean | free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits.; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" |
| ~ halal | conforming to dietary laws.; "halal meat"; "a halal kitchen" |
| ~ cosher, kosher | conforming to dietary laws.; "kosher meat"; "a kosher kitchen" |
| ~ pure | free of extraneous elements of any kind.; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen" |
| adj. | 18. clean, uncontaminating | not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination.; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" |
| adj. | 19. clean, unobjectionable | (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers.; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" |
| ~ antiseptic | devoid of objectionable language.; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School" |
| ~ decent | conforming to conventions of sexual behavior.; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd" |
| adj. | 20. clean, uninfected | free from sepsis or infection.; "a clean (or uninfected) wound" |
| ~ antiseptic | thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms.; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities" |
| adj. | 21. clean, clean-living | morally pure.; "led a clean life" |
| ~ moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" |
| adj. | 22. clean, fair | (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections.; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" |
| ~ legible | (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered.; "legible handwriting" |
| adj. | 23. blank, clean, white | (of a surface) not written or printed on.; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" |
| ~ empty | holding or containing nothing.; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" |
| adj. | 24. clean, sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty | exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play.; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" |
| ~ fair, just | free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules.; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" |
| adj. | 25. clean | without difficulties or problems.; "a clean test flight" |
| ~ easy | posing no difficulty; requiring little effort.; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" |
| adj. | 26. clean | thorough and without qualification.; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
| adj. | 27. clean | not carrying concealed weapons. |
| ~ unarmed | (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms.; "went alone and unarmed"; "unarmed peasants were shot down"; "unarmed vehicles" |
| adj. | 28. clean, neat | free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed.; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" |
| ~ adroit | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought.; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" |
| adj. | 29. clean | free of drugs.; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years" |
| ~ unaddicted | not addicted. |
| adv. | 30. clean, plum, plumb | completely; used as intensifiers.; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| adv. | 31. clean, fair, fairly | in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating.; "they played fairly" |
| cleanse | | |
| v. (change) | 1. cleanse | purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins.; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins" |
| ~ denazify | free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance.; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified" |
| ~ disembarrass, rid, free | relieve from.; "Rid the house of pests" |
| neat | | |
| adj. | 1. neat, orderly | clean or organized.; "her neat dress"; "a neat room" |
| ~ tidy | marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits.; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" |
| adj. | 2. neat | showing care in execution.; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting" |
| ~ tidy | marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits.; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" |
| adj. | 3. neat, refined, tasteful | free from what is tawdry or unbecoming.; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" |
| ~ elegant | refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" |
| adj. | 4. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell | very good.; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| adj. | 5. full-strength, neat, straight | without water.; "took his whiskey neat" |
| ~ undiluted | not diluted.; "undiluted milk"; "an undiluted racial strain" |
| tidy | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. tidy | receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials). |
| ~ receptacle | a container that is used to put or keep things in. |
| v. (change) | 2. clean up, neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up | put (things or places) in order.; "Tidy up your room!" |
| ~ make up, make | put in order or neaten.; "make the bed"; "make up a room" |
| ~ order | bring order to or into.; "Order these files" |
| ~ clean house, houseclean, clean | clean and tidy up the house.; "She housecleans every week" |
| adj. | 3. tidy | marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits.; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" |
| ~ clean | free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits.; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" |
| ~ fastidious | giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness.; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" |
| ~ clean-cut, trig, trim | neat and smart in appearance.; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard" |
| ~ neat, orderly | clean or organized.; "her neat dress"; "a neat room" |
| ~ neat | showing care in execution.; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting" |
| ~ ruly | neat and tidy.; "a small ruly beard" |
| ~ shipshape, trim, well-kept | of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder.; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" |
| ~ slicked up | having been made especially tidy.; "slicked up for visitors" |
| ~ straight | neatly arranged; not disorderly.; "the room is straight now" |
| ~ uncluttered, unlittered | having nothing extraneous.; "an uncluttered room"; "the unlittered shoulders of the road" |
| ~ groomed | neat and smart in appearance; well cared for.; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed" |
| adj. | 4. kempt, tidy | (of hair) neat and tidy.; "a nicely kempt beard" |
| ~ groomed | neat and smart in appearance; well cared for.; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed" |
| adj. | 5. goodish, goodly, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy | large in amount or extent or degree.; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" |
| ~ considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree.; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" |
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