Definition of clearest Clearest
/klɪˈɹɪst/ - [klirist] -
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Wiktionary 
- clearest (Adjective)
Most clear.
Part of speech
🔤- clearest, adjective, superlative of clear.
WordNet
NounPlural: clears |
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| clear - the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear" | ||
| innocence a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence" | ||
| clear - a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" | ||
| open | ||
| country, area the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" | ||
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| clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| denudate, denude, bare, strip lay bare; "denude a forest" | ||
| clear-cut remove all the trees at one time; "clear-cut an acre of forest" | ||
| stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field" | ||
| clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" | ||
| deforest, disafforest, disforest remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks" | ||
| clear - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" | ||
| clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate | ||
| clarify, elucidate, clear up make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer" | ||
| clear - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" | ||
| top | ||
| overhaul, overtake, pass make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system" | ||
| hop travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country" | ||
| clear - make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest" | ||
| clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" | ||
| create, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" | ||
| clear - remove the occupants of; "Clear the building" | ||
| empty become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" | ||
| clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" | ||
| clear - remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat" | ||
| clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" | ||
| move out, remove, take out move out of one's old house or office | ||
| clear - rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer" | ||
| empty become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" | ||
| computer science, computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | ||
| clear - make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering" | ||
| 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" | ||
| clear - settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" | ||
| solve | ||
| square off, square up, determine, settle even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing | ||
| clear - sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" | ||
| sell persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" | ||
| commercialism, mercantilism, commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests | ||
| clear - clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk" | ||
| disembarrass, rid, free relieve from; "Rid the house of pests" | ||
| clear - free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" | ||
| clear up | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| clear - pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs" | ||
| clear, pass free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" | ||
| clear - go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" | ||
| disappear, go away, vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" | ||
| clear - be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days" | ||
| bounce hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball" | ||
| clear - free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock" | ||
| discharge, free release from military service | ||
| clear - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" | ||
| authorize, authorise, pass | ||
| countenance, permit, let, allow consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" | ||
| approbate accept (documents) as valid | ||
| certificate authorize by certificate | ||
| o.k., okay, approve, sanction judge to be right or commendable; think well of | ||
| declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" | ||
| licence, license, certify authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" | ||
| commission charge with a task | ||
| formalise, formalize, validate make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title" | ||
| clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" | ||
| acquit, assoil, discharge, exonerate, exculpate | ||
| convict find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" | ||
| pass judgment, evaluate, judge form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
| pronounce, judge, label pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" | ||
| vindicate clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel" | ||
| whitewash exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data | ||
| purge excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" | ||
| clear - 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"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" | ||
| gain, take in, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in | ||
| sack up, net, sack, clear catch with a net; "net a fish" | ||
| acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" | ||
| eke out, squeeze out obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives" | ||
| turn a profit, profit make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" | ||
| rake off take money from an illegal transaction | ||
| take home, bring home earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" | ||
| rake in, shovel in earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" | ||
| gross earn before taxes, expenses, etc. | ||
| pay, bear, yield bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" | ||
| clear - rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk" | ||
| unclutter | ||
| clutter, clutter up fill a space in a disorderly way | ||
| clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" | ||
| 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" | ||
| clear away, clear off remove from sight | ||
| clear - yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" | ||
| net | ||
| sack up, net, sack, clear catch with a net; "net a fish" | ||
| pay, bear, yield bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" | ||
| clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" | ||
| net, sack, sack up | ||
| benefit, profit, gain be beneficial for; "This will do you good" | ||
| earn, pull in, bring in, realise, realize, gain, take in, clear, make acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions | ||
| net, clear catch with a net; "net a fish" | ||
| clear - go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" | ||
| pass | ||
| deliver the goods, bring home the bacon, succeed, come through, win be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" | ||
| clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" | ||
| clear - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" | ||
| clear up, light up, brighten | ||
| overcast, cloud sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books" | ||
Adjectiveclear, clearer, clearest |
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| clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" | ||
| unclear not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" | ||
| comprehendible, comprehensible capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind" | ||
| definite known for certain; "it is definite that they have won" | ||
| distinct recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" | ||
| unambiguous having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa | ||
| lucidness, clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | ||
| unsubtle, broad showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" | ||
| clear-cut, trenchant, distinct clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" | ||
| luculent, perspicuous, crystal clear, pellucid, limpid, lucid (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" | ||
| prima facie as it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of murder" | ||
| unmistakable clearly evident to the mind; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable" | ||
| clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" | ||
| opaque not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" | ||
| uncloudedness, clarity, clearness free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | ||
| crystal clear, pellucid, crystalline, limpid, lucid, transparent consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals; "granite is crystalline" | ||
| hyaline, hyaloid resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell | ||
| limpid, liquid (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" | ||
| semitransparent, translucent allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" | ||
| unclouded not made opaque or cloudy by sediment; "the wine was unclouded" | ||
| clear - free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day" | ||
| cloudy (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" | ||
| meteorology the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) | ||
| cloudless, unclouded free from clouds; "under a cloudless sky" | ||
| fair (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion"; | ||
| clear - easily deciphered | ||
| decipherable, readable | ||
| legible (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered; "legible handwriting" | ||
| clear - affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside" | ||
| open | ||
| unobstructed free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance; "an unobstructed view" | ||
| clear - characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" | ||
| percipient | ||
| discerning having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" | ||
| clear - clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" | ||
| clean-cut, clear-cut | ||
| distinct recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" | ||
| clear - free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us" | ||
| clear-thinking, clearheaded not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently | ||
| clear - free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman" | ||
| perfect precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing" | ||
| clear - (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" | ||
| unmortgaged | ||
| clear - free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef" | ||
| clear - clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit" | ||
| clear - characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes" | ||
| clear - (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" | ||
| clean, 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" | ||
| clear - accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values" | ||
| well-defined | ||
| clear - freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" | ||
| absolved, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated | ||
| clean-handed, guiltless, innocent (used of things) lacking sense or awareness; "fine innocent weather" | ||
| clear - free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" | ||
| clean | ||
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| clear - completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon" | ||
| all the way | ||
| clear - in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" | ||
| clearly | ||
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Wiktionary
- clear (Noun)
Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls. - clear (Verb)
To remove obstructions or impediments. - clear (Verb)
obstructions are removed. - clear (Verb)
To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from a matter; to clarify; especially, to clear up . - clear (Verb)
To remove from suspicion; especially of having committed a crime. - clear (Verb)
To pass without interference; to miss. - clear (Verb)
To become clear. - clear (Verb)
Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred. - clear (Verb)
To earn a profit of; to net. - clear (Verb)
To obtain permission to use a sample of copyrighted audio in another track. - clear (Verb)
To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free. - clear (Verb)
To obtain a clearance. - clear (Verb)
To defend by hitting or kicking, throwing, heading etc. the ball or puck from the defending goal. - clear (Verb)
To fell all trees of a forest. - clear (Adverb)
All the way; entirely. - clear (Adverb)
Not near something or touching it. - clear (Adverb)
free or separate from others. - clear (Adverb)
In a clear manner; plainly. - clear (Adjective)
Completely transparent in colour. - clear (Adjective)
Bright, not dark or obscured. - clear (Adjective)
Free of obstacles. - clear (Adjective)
Without clouds. - clear (Adjective)
Free of ambiguity or doubt. - clear (Adjective)
Distinct, sharp, well-marked. - clear (Adjective)
Free of guilt, or suspicion. - clear (Adjective)
Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds. - clear (Adjective)
Without a thickening ingredient. - clear (Adjective)
Possessing little or no perceptible stimuli.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- clear (superl.)
Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded. - clear (superl.)
Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable. - clear (superl.)
Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head. - clear (superl.)
Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful. - clear (superl.)
Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous. - clear (superl.)
Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand. - clear (superl.)
Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber. - clear (superl.)
Free from guilt or stain; unblemished. - clear (superl.)
Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit. - clear (superl.)
Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt. - clear (superl.)
Free from embarrassment; detention, etc. - clear (n.)
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. - clear (adv.)
In a clear manner; plainly. - clear (adv.)
Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off. - clear (v. t.)
To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds. - clear (v. t.)
To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse. - clear (v. t.)
To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous. - clear (v. t.)
To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious. - clear (v. t.)
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. - clear (v. t.)
To free from the imputation of guilt; to justify, vindicate, or acquit; -- often used with from before the thing imputed. - clear (v. t.)
To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef. - clear (v. t.)
To gain without deduction; to net. - clear (v. i.)
To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; -- often followed by up, off, or away. - clear (v. i.)
To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free. - clear (v. i.)
To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house. - clear (v. i.)
To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero (computing).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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klēr, adj. pure, bright, undimmed: free from obstruction or difficulty: plain, distinct: without blemish, defect, drawback, or diminution: conspicuous: transparent.—adv. in a clear manner: plainly: wholly: quite.—v.t. to make clear: to empty: to free from obscurity, obstruction, or guilt: to free, acquit, or vindicate; to leap, or pass by or over; to make profit: to settle a bill.—v.i. to become clear: to grow free, bright, or transparent.—ns. Clear′age, a piece of land cleared; Clear′ance, act of clearing: removal of hinderances: a certificate that a ship has been cleared at the custom-house—that is, has satisfied all demands and procured permission to sail.—adjs. Clear′-eyed, clear-sighted, discerning; Clear′-head′ed, having a clear understanding, sagacious.—ns. Clear′ing, the act of making clear: a tract of land cleared of wood, &c., for cultivation: a method by which bankers exchange cheques and drafts, and arrange the differences; Clear′ing-house, a place in London where such clearing business is done; Clear′ing-nut, the seed of Strychnos potatorum, used in the East Indies for clearing muddy water.—adv. Clear′ly, in a clear manner: distinctly.—ns. Clear′ness; Clear′-obscure′ (see Chiaroscuro).—adj. Clear′-sight′ed, having clearness of sight: discerning.—ns. Clear′-sight′edness; Clear′-starch′er, a laundress; Clear′-starch′ing, the act of stiffening linen with clear starch; Clear-story (see Clerestory).—Clear out, to be off; Clear the way, to make the way open; Clear up, to become clear. [Fr. clair—L. clarus, clear.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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as a naval term, is variously applied to the weather, the sea-coasts, cordage, navigation, &c. The weather is said to be clear (fin) when it is fair and open, as opposed to cloudy or foggy.The sea-coast is called clear (saine) when the navigation is not interrupted, or rendered dangerous by rocks, sands, or breakers, &c.It is expressed of cordage, cables, &c. when they are unembarrassed or disentangled so as to be ready for immediate service. It is usually opposed to foul, in all those senses.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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Is variously applied, to weather, sea-coasts, cordage, navigation, &c., as opposed to foggy, to dangerous, to entangled. It is usually opposed to foul in all these senses. -
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Has several significations, particularly to escape from, to unload, to empty, to prepare, &c., as:--To clear for action. To prepare for action.--To clear away for this or that, is to get obstructions out of the way.--To clear the decks. To remove lumber, put things in their places, and coil down the ropes. Also, to take the things off a table after a meal.--To clear goods. To pay the custom-house dues and duties.--To clear the land. To escape from the land.--To clear a lighter, or the hold. To empty either.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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Very drunk. The cull is clear, let's bite him; the fellow is very drunk, let's cheat him. CANT.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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As clear as mud.
