clean

Definition for clean

adjective as in not dirty; uncluttered

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blank, bright, clear, elegant, fresh, graceful, hygienic, immaculate, neat, orderly, pure, simple, spotless, squeaky clean, tidy, unblemished, washed

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cleansed, laundered, shining, sparkling, speckless, stainless, trim, vanilla

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delicate, dirtless, faultless, flawless, neat as a button, neat as a pin, sanitary, snowy, spick-and-span, taintless, unpolluted, unsmudged, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, well-kept

adjective as in sterile

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aseptic, hygienic, pure, wholesome

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antiseptic, clarified, decontaminated, disinfected, purified, sanitary, sterilized

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unadulterated, uncontaminated, uninfected, unpolluted, unsullied

adjective as in chaste, virtuous

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decent, good, wholesome

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innocent, moral, upright

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blameless, crimeless, exemplary, faultless, guiltless, honorable, inculpable, modest, respectable, sinless, undefiled, unguilty, unsullied

adjective as in precise, sharp

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clear, neat, plain, simple

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clear-cut, correct, trim, uncluttered

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definite, distinct, legible, readable

adjective as in complete, thorough

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perfect

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absolute, entire, final, total, whole

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conclusive, decisive, unimpaired

verb as in to free of dirt and clutter

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bathe, brush, cleanse, clear up, disinfect, dredge, dust, mop, pick, pick up, rinse, scrape, scrub, soak, spruce up, sweep, vacuum, wash, wipe

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bath, blot, cauterize, clarify, deodorize, deterge, edulcorate, erase, expunge, expurgate, flush, hackle, launder, lave, neaten, polish, purge, purify, rake, rasp, refine, sanitize, scald, scour, shampoo, soap, sponge, sterilize, swab, whisk, winnow

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absterge, clear the decks, depurate, do up, elutriate, rout out, shake out, straighten up, tidy up

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“I hit Crawford, but I didn’t land any clean blows with all my strength,” lamented Álvarez.

From Los Angeles Times

Casualty figures have been going up as authorities clean up the debris.

From BBC

Such federal efforts, he added, “shine a spotlight on the importance of California’s ongoing climate and clean air leadership.”

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The increases, he said, were needed to support “a reliable and resilient electric grid that is ready to enable the clean energy transition.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m a Midwest guy. So in my mind, I’m thinking a wife at that time should cook, clean,” he blathered on an episode of “All the Smoke.”

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