Dictionary Entry
clean
clean is a 5-letter English word with 43 senses as adverb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 43 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
- 2superlative
Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
- 3superlative
Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
- 4superlative
Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
- 5superlative
Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
- 6superlative
Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
- 7superlative
Free from ceremonial defilement.
- 8superlative
Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy.
- 9superlative
Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
- 10adverb
Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely.
- 11adverb
Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously.
- 12adjective
To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.
- 13noun
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
- 14verb
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
"clean up before you see your grandparents"
"clean your fingernails before dinner"
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- 15verb
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
"Clean the turkey"
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- 16verb
remove shells or husks from
"clean grain before milling it"
- 17verb
remove unwanted substances from
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- 18verb
remove while making clean
"Clean the spots off the rug"
- 19verb
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
"Clean the stove!"
"The dentist cleaned my teeth"
- 20verb
clean and tidy up the house
"She housecleans every week"
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- 21verb
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
"The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"
"The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
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- 22verb
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
"The other players cleaned him completely"
- 23verb
be cleanable
"This stove cleans easily"
- 24adjective
free of drugs
"after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
- 25adjective
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
"he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"
"a clean throw"
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- 26adjective
not carrying concealed weapons
- 27adjective
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
"children with clean shining faces"
"clean white shirts"
- 28adjective
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
"good clean fun"
"a clean joke"
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- 29adjective
not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
"a clean fuel"
"cleaner and more efficient engines"
- 30adjective
ritually clean or pure
- 31adjective
thorough and without qualification
"a clean getaway"
"a clean sweep"
- 32adjective
without difficulties or problems
"a clean test flight"
- 33adjective
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
"a clean fight"
"a sporting solution of the disagreement"
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- 34adjective
(of a surface) not written or printed on
"blank pages"
"fill in the blank spaces"
- 35adjective
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"fair copy"
"a clean manuscript"
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- 36adjective
morally pure
"led a clean life"
- 37adjective
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
"a clean voting record"
"a clean driver's license"
- 38adjective
free from impurities
"clean water"
"fresh air"
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- 39adjective
(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"
- 40adjective
free of restrictions or qualifications
"a clean bill of health"
"a clear winner"
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- 41adjective
free from sepsis or infection
"a clean (or uninfected) wound"
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- 42adverb
completely; used as intensifiers
"clean forgot the appointment"
"I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
- 43adverb
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
"they played fairly"
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