cleansing

cleansing is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Cleanse. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Cleanse
2. noun. the act of making something clean

   "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

   Synonyms: cleaning, cleanup

3. adjective. acting like an antiseptic

   Synonyms: purifying

4. adjective. cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

   "ablutionary rituals"

   Synonyms: ablutionary

Synonyms

cleaning, cleanup, purifying, ablutionary

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in cleansing:

cleanings

Common word forms

cleans, cleanse, cleansings

Words from these letters

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