W: (n) housecleaning [Related to: houseclean] (the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house) "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
S: (v) cleanse, clean (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing) "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
S: (v) clean, strip (remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely) "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
S: (v) clean (remove while making clean) "Clean the spots off the rug"
S: (v) clean (remove shells or husks from) "clean grain before milling it"
Adjective
S: (adj) 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"
S: (adj) clean, clear (free of restrictions or qualifications) "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
S: (adj) clean, clear, light, unclouded ((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"
S: (adj) clean, uncontaminating (not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination) "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
W: (n) cleanness [Related to: clean] (the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities)
S: (adj) clean, unobjectionable ((of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers) "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
S: (adj) uninfected, clean (free from sepsis or infection) "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
S: (adj) clean, fair ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections) "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
S: (adj) blank, clean, white ((of a surface) not written or printed on) "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
S: (adj) clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike (exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play) "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
S: (adj) clean (without difficulties or problems) "a clean test flight"
S: (adj) clean (thorough and without qualification) "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"
S: (adj) clean, neat (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"