clean

(r) completely; used as intensifiers
- clean forgot the appointment
- I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out
plumb, plum,
(a) 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
(r) in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
- they played fairly
fair, fairly,
(s) free of restrictions or qualifications
- a clean bill of health
- a clear winner
clear,
(s) (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
unclouded, clear, light,
(s) free from impurities
- clean water
- fresh air
fresh,
(s) (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- a clean voting record
- a clean driver's license
(a) ritually clean or pure
(a) not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- a clean fuel
- cleaner and more efficient engines
- the tactical bomb is reasonably clean
uncontaminating,
(a) (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
- good clean fun
- a clean joke
unobjectionable,
(s) free from sepsis or infection
- a clean (or uninfected) wound
uninfected,
(s) morally pure
- led a clean life
clean-living,
(s) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- fair copy
- a clean manuscript
fair,
(s) (of a surface) not written or printed on
- blank pages
- fill in the blank spaces
- a clean page
- wide white margins
blank, white,
(s) exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- a clean fight
- a sporting solution of the disagreement
- sportsmanlike conduct
sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty,
(s) without difficulties or problems
- a clean test flight
(s) thorough and without qualification
- a clean getaway
- a clean sweep
- a clean break
(s) not carrying concealed weapons
(s) 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
neat,
(s) free of drugs
- after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years

Nouns

(n) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead clean and jerk,

Verbs

(v) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- Clean the stove!
- The dentist cleaned my teeth
make clean,
(v) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- Clean the turkey
pick,
(v) clean and tidy up the house
- She housecleans every week
clean house, houseclean,
(v) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- clean up before you see your grandparents
- clean your fingernails before dinner
cleanse,
(v) be cleanable
- This stove cleans easily
(v) deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
- The other players cleaned him completely
(v) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
- The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
strip,
(v) remove while making clean
- Clean the spots off the rug
(v) remove unwanted substances from scavenge,
(v) remove shells or husks from
- clean grain before milling it

Synonyms

plumb plum clean and jerk make clean fair fairly clear pick clean house houseclean unclouded light fresh cleanse uncontaminating strip unobjectionable uninfected scavenge clean-living blank white sporting sportsmanlike sporty neat

Antonyms

dirty soiled unclean begrime bemire colly grime soil below the belt unfairly impure contaminating

Words of close approximity

clear cleat

clef cleg clew

clear cleat cleft clegg clerk clews