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noun
- a condition promoting sanitary practices
- Cleanliness.
- the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
- Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
- The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
- (computing, slang, of a macro) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
noun
noun
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
- a thin coat of water-base paint
- the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
- the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- (finance, slang) A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
- Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
- A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- A total failure; a washout.
- The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
- (stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
- (nautical) The blade of an oar.
- The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
- A shallow body of water.
- Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
- A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
- A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
- (television) A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
- Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
- (idiomatic) A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
- A liquid used for washing.
- (architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
- (art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
- In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
verb
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- move by or as if by water
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
- separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
- to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- wash by removing particles
- admit to testing or proof
- form by erosion
- apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
- make moist
- wash or flow against
- be capable of being washed
- clean with some chemical process
- (intransitive) To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing.
- (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
- (transitive) To clean with water.
- (transitive) To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
- (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
- (transitive) To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
- (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
- (chemistry, transitive) To pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
- (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- (mah-jong) To mix up tiles (before a new game) to make them random; to shuffle.
- (transitive) To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
- (transitive) To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
noun
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- (countable) The action of the verb to wash
- The liquid used to wash an ore.
- (countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
- (stock market, finance) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
- A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
- (uncountable, chiefly British, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
- (pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
- A thin covering or coat.
verb
adj
- Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
- (microbiology, of a microorganism) Having precise requirements for nutrition and environment (chemical and physical); especially, being difficult to culture because of those requirements.
- Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
- Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
- giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
- having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
noun
- Handwashing as an act, particularly
- (UK, New England) A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
- (construction, interior design) A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
- A laver: a washbasin.
- (Christianity, usually figurative) A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
- (Christianity) The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
- (Christianity) The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
- (euphemistic) A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
- (Christianity) A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
- (Christianity) A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
- A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
- a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
adj
- Being too hygienic.
- (derogatory, agriculture, environment) Having an overemphasis on "safety" or "cleanliness" as defined only for the consumer, that effectively forces the use of pesticides, other chemicals, or even requires or encourages genetically modified organisms to prevent insects; and applied to certain agricultural policies, laws, food regulations, wholesale food buying rules, and tax, tariff and trade measures by advocates of organic farming.
noun
- Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
- Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
- (software engineering) In agile software development, the reviewing and prioritization of items in the development backlog.
- The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
- The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
- (biology) The practice of primates picking through the hair of others, looking for insects etc.
- the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
- the act of styling hair
- activity leading to skilled behavior
verb
verb
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- wash one's face and hands
- wash or flow against
- To surround or gently touch (someone or something), as if with water.
- To bathe or wash (someone or something).
- (reflexive) To bathe or wash.
- Chiefly in sexual contexts; followed by at: to lick.
- To surround as if with water.
- Followed by into, on, or upon: to pour (water or some other liquid) with or as if with a ladle into or on someone or something; to lade, to ladle.
- Of a river or other water body: to flow along or past (a place or thing); to wash.
- To remove (something), as if by washing away with water.
- Chiefly in sexual contexts: to lick (someone or something).
noun
noun
- (hygiene) A commercial liquid soaplike product for washing hair or other fibers, such as carpets.
- (humorous, slang) Champagne.
- An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.
- (originally) A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
- the act of washing your hair with shampoo
- cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
verb
verb
- make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
- make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
- (transitive) To revise (a document) in order to prevent identification of the sources.
- (transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
- (transitive, computing) To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.
- (transitive, computing) To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).
- (transitive, by extension) To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.
noun
- the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
- a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
- A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
- The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
- (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
noun
- An instance of scrubbing.
- (countable, sports, slang) One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
- (countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
- One who scrubs.
- (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
- A cancellation.
- An exfoliant for the body.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- (countable, online gaming, slang, derogatory) A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.
- A worn-out brush.
- That which scrubs.
- (countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- (uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
- (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- (medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
adj
verb
- (transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
- (media) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
- (databases, transitive) To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
- (intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
- (transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
- (media) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
- clean with hard rubbing
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- wash thoroughly
verb
- (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- (manga fandom slang) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
- (slang) To beat, to thrash; to defeat.
- (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
- (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
- (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- (video games) Synonym of clean up.
- (transitive) To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
- (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- clean and tidy up the house
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- be cleanable
- remove shells or husks from
- remove while making clean
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- remove unwanted substances from
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
adj
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- Utter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
- (informal) Cool or neat.
- Empty.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
- Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- (informal) Devoid of profanity.
- Free of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
- Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
- (sports, for example, professional wrestling, slang) Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
- In an unmarked condition; blank.
- That does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
- (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
- Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
- (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
- Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
- (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
- Not using drugs or alcohol.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
- thorough and without qualification
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- ritually clean or pure
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- free from impurities
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- free of drugs
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- morally pure
- free from sepsis or infection
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
- not carrying concealed weapons
- without difficulties or problems
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
adv
noun
- (in the plural, metal music) Clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.
- (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
- Removal of dirt.
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
verb
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
- (transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.
- (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
- (transitive) To remove (something seen as unpleasant) from a person, place, or thing.
noun
verb
adj
noun
- a condition promoting sanitary practices
- Cleanliness.
- the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
- Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
- The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
- (computing, slang, of a macro) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
noun
noun
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
- a thin coat of water-base paint
- the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
- the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- (finance, slang) A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
- Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
- A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- A total failure; a washout.
- The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
- (stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
- (nautical) The blade of an oar.
- The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
- A shallow body of water.
- Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
- A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
- A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
- (television) A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
- Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
- (idiomatic) A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
- A liquid used for washing.
- (architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
- (art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
- In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
verb
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- move by or as if by water
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
- separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
- to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- wash by removing particles
- admit to testing or proof
- form by erosion
- apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
- make moist
- wash or flow against
- be capable of being washed
- clean with some chemical process
- (intransitive) To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing.
- (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
- (transitive) To clean with water.
- (transitive) To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
- (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
- (transitive) To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
- (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
- (chemistry, transitive) To pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
- (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- (mah-jong) To mix up tiles (before a new game) to make them random; to shuffle.
- (transitive) To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
- (transitive) To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
noun
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- (countable) The action of the verb to wash
- The liquid used to wash an ore.
- (countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
- (stock market, finance) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
- A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
- (uncountable, chiefly British, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
- (pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
- A thin covering or coat.
verb
noun
- Handwashing as an act, particularly
- (UK, New England) A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
- (construction, interior design) A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
- A laver: a washbasin.
- (Christianity, usually figurative) A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
- (Christianity) The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
- (Christianity) The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
- (euphemistic) A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
- (Christianity) A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
- (Christianity) A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
- A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
- a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
noun
- Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
- Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
- (software engineering) In agile software development, the reviewing and prioritization of items in the development backlog.
- The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
- The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
- (biology) The practice of primates picking through the hair of others, looking for insects etc.
- the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
- the act of styling hair
- activity leading to skilled behavior
verb
noun
- (hygiene) A commercial liquid soaplike product for washing hair or other fibers, such as carpets.
- (humorous, slang) Champagne.
- An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.
- (originally) A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
- the act of washing your hair with shampoo
- cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
verb
noun
- the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
- a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
- A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
- The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
- (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
noun
- An instance of scrubbing.
- (countable, sports, slang) One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
- (countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
- One who scrubs.
- (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
- A cancellation.
- An exfoliant for the body.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- (countable, online gaming, slang, derogatory) A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.
- A worn-out brush.
- That which scrubs.
- (countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- (uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
- (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- (medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
adj
verb
- (transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
- (media) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
- (databases, transitive) To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
- (intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
- (transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
- (media) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
- clean with hard rubbing
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- wash thoroughly
noun
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
- a thin coat of water-base paint
- the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
- the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- (finance, slang) A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
- Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
- A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- A total failure; a washout.
- The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
- (stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
- (nautical) The blade of an oar.
- The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
- A shallow body of water.
- Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
- A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
- A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
- (television) A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
- Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
- (idiomatic) A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
- A liquid used for washing.
- (architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
- (art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
- In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
verb
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- move by or as if by water
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
- separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
- to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- wash by removing particles
- admit to testing or proof
- form by erosion
- apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
- make moist
- wash or flow against
- be capable of being washed
- clean with some chemical process
- (intransitive) To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing.
- (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
- (transitive) To clean with water.
- (transitive) To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
- (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
- (transitive) To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
- (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
- (chemistry, transitive) To pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
- (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- (mah-jong) To mix up tiles (before a new game) to make them random; to shuffle.
- (transitive) To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
- (transitive) To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
verb
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- wash one's face and hands
- wash or flow against
- To surround or gently touch (someone or something), as if with water.
- To bathe or wash (someone or something).
- (reflexive) To bathe or wash.
- Chiefly in sexual contexts; followed by at: to lick.
- To surround as if with water.
- Followed by into, on, or upon: to pour (water or some other liquid) with or as if with a ladle into or on someone or something; to lade, to ladle.
- Of a river or other water body: to flow along or past (a place or thing); to wash.
- To remove (something), as if by washing away with water.
- Chiefly in sexual contexts: to lick (someone or something).
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verb
- make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
- make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
- (transitive) To revise (a document) in order to prevent identification of the sources.
- (transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
- (transitive, computing) To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.
- (transitive, computing) To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).
- (transitive, by extension) To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.
verb
- (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- (manga fandom slang) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
- (slang) To beat, to thrash; to defeat.
- (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
- (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
- (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- (video games) Synonym of clean up.
- (transitive) To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
- (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- clean and tidy up the house
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- be cleanable
- remove shells or husks from
- remove while making clean
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- remove unwanted substances from
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
adj
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- Utter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
- (informal) Cool or neat.
- Empty.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
- Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- (informal) Devoid of profanity.
- Free of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
- Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
- (sports, for example, professional wrestling, slang) Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
- In an unmarked condition; blank.
- That does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
- (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
- Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
- (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
- Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
- (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
- Not using drugs or alcohol.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
- thorough and without qualification
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- ritually clean or pure
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- free from impurities
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- free of drugs
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- morally pure
- free from sepsis or infection
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
- not carrying concealed weapons
- without difficulties or problems
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
adv
noun
- (in the plural, metal music) Clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.
- (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
- Removal of dirt.
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
verb
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
- (transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.
- (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
- (transitive) To remove (something seen as unpleasant) from a person, place, or thing.
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verb
adj
adj
- Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
- (microbiology, of a microorganism) Having precise requirements for nutrition and environment (chemical and physical); especially, being difficult to culture because of those requirements.
- Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
- Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
- giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
- having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
adj
- Being too hygienic.
- (derogatory, agriculture, environment) Having an overemphasis on "safety" or "cleanliness" as defined only for the consumer, that effectively forces the use of pesticides, other chemicals, or even requires or encourages genetically modified organisms to prevent insects; and applied to certain agricultural policies, laws, food regulations, wholesale food buying rules, and tax, tariff and trade measures by advocates of organic farming.