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clean
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- pronunciation:
- klin
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
cleaner, cleanest |
definition 1: |
When something is clean, it is not dirty. If your clothes are clean, they smell nice, and there is no dirt or food or other things on them.
The kitchen floor was clean before the dog came in with his muddy feet.I always like to sleep in clean pajamas, and it's even nicer when they are warm too.
- antonyms:
- dirty, messy, muddy
- similar words:
- pure, washed
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definition 2: |
When something is clean, there are no bad things in it.
The air is clean in the mountains, away from the city.If water is not clean, it can make you sick to drink it.- synonyms:
- pure
- antonyms:
- dusty, polluted
- similar words:
- fresh, sanitary
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related words: |
tidy |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
cleans, cleaning, cleaned |
definition: |
When you clean something, you take away the dirt or marks from it.
My mom always cleans the kitchen very well before my grandma comes over.
- synonyms:
- wash
- antonyms:
- dirty
- similar words:
- bathe, mop, sanitize, scrub, shampoo, wipe
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related words: |
brush, do, dress, erase, flush, pick up, purify, refine, skin |
derivation: |
cleanness (n.) |
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