clear
clear is a 5-letter English word with 71 senses as noun, adverb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- superlative. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
- superlative. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.
- superlative. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
- superlative. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- superlative. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.
- superlative. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
- superlative. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
- superlative. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.
- superlative. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
- superlative. Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
- superlative. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.
- noun. Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear.
- adverb. In a clear manner; plainly.
- adverb. Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
- transitive verb. To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds.
- transitive verb. To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse.
- transitive verb. To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous.
- transitive verb. To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious.
- transitive verb. To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out.
- transitive verb. To free from the imputation of guilt; to justify, vindicate, or acquit; -- often used with from before the thing imputed.
- transitive verb. To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.
- transitive verb. To gain without deduction; to net.
- intransitive verb. To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; -- often followed by up, off, or away.
- intransitive verb. To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- intransitive verb. To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.
- intransitive verb. To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.
- noun. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
"finally broke out of the forest into the open"
- noun. the state of being free of suspicion
"investigation showed that he was in the clear"
- verb. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
"Clear the throat"
- verb. rid of obstructions
"Clear your desk"
- verb. remove
"clear the leaves from the lawn"
"Clear snow from the road"
- verb. make a way or path by removing objects
"Clear a path through the dense forest"
- verb. remove the occupants of
"Clear the building"
- verb. remove (people) from a building
"clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
- verb. rid of instructions or data
"clear a memory buffer"
- verb. make clear, bright, light, or translucent
"The water had to be cleared through filtering"
- verb. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"
"Clear up the question of who is at fault"
- verb. settle, as of a debt
"clear a debt"
"solve an old debt"
- verb. grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"
"The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
- verb. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
- verb. pass an inspection or receive authorization
"clear customs"
- verb. pass by, over, or under without making contact
"the balloon cleared the tree tops"
- verb. go away or disappear
"The fog cleared in the afternoon"
- verb. sell
"We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
- verb. be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
"The check will clear within 2 business days"
- verb. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
"How much do you make a month in your new job?"
"She earns a lot in her new job"
- verb. make as a net profit
"The company cleared $1 million"
- verb. yield as a net profit
"This sale netted me $1 million"
- verb. clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
"clear the water before it can be drunk"
- verb. free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
"Clear the ship and let it dock"
- verb. go unchallenged; be approved
"The bill cleared the House"
- verb. become clear
"The sky cleared after the storm"
- adjective. readily apparent to the mind
"a clear and present danger"
"a clear explanation"
- adjective. allowing light to pass through
"clear water"
"clear plastic bags"
- adjective. free from confusion or doubt
"a complex problem requiring a clear head"
"not clear about what is expected of us"
- adjective. free from clouds or mist or haze
"on a clear day"
- adjective. accurately stated or described
"a set of well-defined values"
- adjective. characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
"clear mind"
"a percipient author"
- adjective. clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
"as clear as a whistle"
"clear footprints in the snow"
- adjective. (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
"I have clear title to this property"
- adjective. free from contact or proximity or connection
"we were clear of the danger"
"the ship was clear of the reef"
- adjective. freed from any question of guilt
"is absolved from all blame"
"was now clear of the charge of cowardice"
- adjective. easily deciphered
- adjective. clear of charges or deductions
"a clear profit"
- adjective. affording free passage or view
"a clear view"
"a clear path to victory"
- adjective. free from flaw or blemish or impurity
"a clear perfect diamond"
"the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
- adjective. (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"
- adjective. free of restrictions or qualifications
"a clean bill of health"
"a clear winner"
- adjective. characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
"a clear conscience"
"regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
- adverb. in an easily perceptible manner
"could be seen clearly under the microscope"
"She cried loud and clear"
- adverb. completely
"read the book clear to the end"
"slept clear through the night"
Synonyms
open, unclutter, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, solve, authorise, authorize, pass, acquit, assoil, discharge, exculpate, exonerate, top, earn, gain, make, realise, realize
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in clear:
Common word forms
clears, cleared, clearer, clearly, clearest, clearing, clearable, clearness
Words from these letters
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