/kliˈnʌst/ - [kleenust] -
We found 3 definitions of cleanest from 2 different sources.
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clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" | ||
make clean | ||
begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" | ||
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
disinfect destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" | ||
brush remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" | ||
dust remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets" | ||
hoover, vacuum, vacuum-clean clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" | ||
hygienise, hygienize, sanitise, sanitize make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book" | ||
bream clean (a ship's bottom) with heat | ||
steam clean, steam cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables" | ||
preen, plume dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" | ||
sweep win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships" | ||
do the dishes, wash up wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom" | ||
pipe-clay whiten or clean with pipe-clay; "pipe-clay leather" | ||
scavenge remove unwanted substances from | ||
dry clean clean with chemical agents | ||
launder, wash convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones | ||
clean - remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug" | ||
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
clean - be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily" | ||
be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
clean - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" | ||
pick | ||
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
clean - remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it" | ||
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
clean - remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" | ||
strip | ||
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
clean - deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely" | ||
deprive, divest, strip take away | ||
clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" | ||
cleanse | ||
neaten, groom care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" | ||
bathe cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" | ||
wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day" | ||
lave, wash wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" | ||
soap, lather rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning | ||
bath, bathe cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" | ||
douche direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning | ||
floss use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal" | ||
decontaminate rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city" | ||
clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week" | ||
houseclean, clean house | ||
clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" | ||
square away, tidy, tidy up, neaten, clean up, straighten, straighten out put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" | ||
g.i., gi clean in preparation for inspection; "the soldiers GIed the barracks" | ||
spring-clean thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year; "she started spring-cleaning on April 1" | ||
clean - remove unwanted substances from | ||
scavenge | ||
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | ||
Adjectiveclean, cleaner, cleanest |
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clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" | ||
soiled, unclean, dirty having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 | ||
antiseptic devoid of objectionable language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School" | ||
tidy marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" | ||
cleanness without moral defects | ||
cleanable capable of being cleaned | ||
cleanly habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations" | ||
dry-cleaned cleaned with chemical solvents | ||
unused, fresh infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes" | ||
speckless, spic, spick, spotless, spic-and-span, spick-and-span, immaculate completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" | ||
pristine immaculately clean and unused; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief" | ||
scrubbed made clean by scrubbing; "fresh-scrubbed floors"; "boys with scrubbed necks and faces" | ||
unsoiled, unspotted, unstained without soil or spot or stain | ||
unsullied spotlessly clean and fresh; "the unsullied snow of mountains" | ||
clean - ritually clean or pure | ||
unclean, impure having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 | ||
clean free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years" | ||
pure in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" | ||
religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" | ||
halal conforming to dietary laws; "halal meat"; "a halal kitchen" | ||
clean - (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"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" | ||
clear, light, unclouded | ||
pure in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" | ||
clean - (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" | ||
unobjectionable | ||
dirty unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing" | ||
decent conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana | ||
clean - free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" | ||
fresh | ||
pure in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" | ||
clean - not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" | ||
uncontaminating | ||
clean - exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" | ||
sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike | ||
just, fair used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" | ||
clean - morally pure; "led a clean life" | ||
clean-living | ||
moral concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" | ||
clean - free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years" | ||
clean - free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" | ||
neat | ||
clean - not carrying concealed weapons | ||
clean - thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break" | ||
clean - without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight" | ||
clean - (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" | ||
fair | ||
clean - (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license" | ||
clean - free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" | ||
clear | ||
clean - free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound" | ||
uninfected | ||
antiseptic devoid of objectionable language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School" | ||
clean - (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" | ||
blank, white | ||
empty holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" | ||
Adverb |
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clean - completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" | ||
plumb, plum | ||
clean - in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" | ||
fairly, fair | ||
below the belt, unfairly in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt" |