| clearance | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. clearance | the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them. |
| ~ interval, separation | the distance between things.; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. clearance, headroom, headway | vertical space available to allow easy passage under something. |
| ~ elbow room, room, way | space for movement.; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around" |
| n. (act) | 3. clearance | permission to proceed.; "the plane was given clearance to land" |
| ~ permission, permit, license | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. |
| clearing | | |
| n. (location) | 1. clearing, glade | a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (act) | 2. clearing | the act of freeing from suspicion. |
| ~ freeing, liberation, release | the act of liberating someone or something. |
| ~ purge, purging, purgation | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge. |
| ~ vindication, exoneration | the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc..; "friends provided a vindication of his position" |
| ~ whitewash | a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects. |
| n. (act) | 3. clarification, clearing | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid. |
| ~ improvement | the act of improving something.; "their improvements increased the value of the property" |
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