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Synonyms for clean

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for clean

free from dirt, stain, or impurities

without imperfections or blemishes, as a line or contour

well done or executed

not lewd or obscene

according to the rules

to make or keep (an area) clean and orderly

to make neat and trim; make presentable

to make or become clear by the removal of impurities

clean out: to remove the contents of

clean out: to reduce to financial insolvency

clean up: to make a large profit

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Synonyms for clean

a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

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clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

be cleanable

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deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.

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remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

remove while making clean

remove unwanted substances from

remove shells or husks from

free from dirt or impurities

free of restrictions or qualifications

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(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

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free from impurities

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(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense

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ritually clean or pure

not spreading pollution or contamination

(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements

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free from sepsis or infection

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morally pure

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(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

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(of a surface) not written or printed on

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exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

without difficulties or problems

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thorough and without qualification

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not carrying concealed weapons

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free from clumsiness

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free of drugs

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in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

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If you want your house or work environment to look beautiful at all times, you need to have clean and fresh smelling carpets.
Meaning carpets can be cleaned, de-odourised and left completely dry within 30 minutes of the work being completed.
Clean your own yard first before asking others to clean theirs.
It is common practice to follow the cleaning nozzle with visual inspection from upstream to downstream to verify that the cleaning process is effective and that the pipe is cleaned per NASSCO standards for accurate PACP coding.
If all of the documentation is in order and the analytical verification conforms to the criteria, QA will sign off that the equipment is clean.
He also said that his company, which cleans and services over 70 million square feet of commercial space in the Greater New York metropolitan area, undertook extensive testing of a variety of products from various suppliers to find the best performing green products available.
Borax, washing soda or white vinegar in water can also clean and remove stains.
Clean the nozzle housing front and back to remove enough plastic around the nozzle body so it can easily enter the back of the cavity without interference.
If there were ever a time to push hard for passage of Clean Elections, the public financing of elections, it is now.
Don't let anybody convince you that you have to clean a rifle, machine gun, or pistol three times before it's clean enough for inspection.
This provider of environmentally-responsible dry ice cleaning technology is said to continue to keep pace with the industry's evolution towards micromolding by offering a precision cleaning system that projects a targeted stream of dry ice particles shaved from blocks to thoroughly clean small, deep and/or complex cavities, molds and crevices that traditional dry ice blasters cannot reach.