clean
- adjective
- /klin/
- Last time I saw you, you were a clean-cut boy in blue.
- come clean
- have clean hands
- clean election
Let's be sure to keep the comments clean about who we think the surgeon is.
- Let's be sure to keep the comments clean about who we think the surgeon is.
- Just like good people, like clean fun girl.
- There was the full version and then a very clean version.
- Hey, Gob, this is Gallup, and he's a clean boy, aren't you?
- I really focused time and then totally like clean conscience free time.
- So being clean, you know, Mark Twain was clean.
Examples
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And so this was an attempt at clean government and clean cities.
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Can we keep it clean for ten minutes?"
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Like, we just have that really clean relationship, right?
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What a good clean boy.
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I might never be as cute as Rita Doe, but I kept myself clean and healthy.
Fiction book (1995) -
- That is some good, clean, family fun, Cot.
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Good, clean fun.
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The movie was wonderfully made and appropriate for all ages; it had a clean storyline without any offensive material.
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She appreciated his clean sense of humor, which was always appropriate for family gatherings.
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The book presents a clean narrative that avoids any inappropriate content, making it ideal for children.
Synonyms
Modest in behavior or dress so it does not seem sexual
Very clean in style and free from anything offensive or wrong
Not likely to upset or offend people
Antonyms
Idioms
An official statement that a person or thing is healthy and has no serious problems
Compounds
- Specialized
A room where people keep the air and surfaces very clean for making microchips and other sensitive equipment
- Specialized
A weightlifting move where you lift a heavy bar to your shoulders then push it above your head
- Specialized
Clear, well organized computer instructions that are easy to read and change
- Specialized
A style of building with simple straight lines and visible wood parts
- Specialized
A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips
How Moral
- NSFW
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clean comes from the old English clæne, meaning 'pure', so to call a life clean is to say it is morally pure or free from improper behavior.