clean
- adjective
- /klin/
- Looking at the instant messaging clients, you'll see a very clean and much-welcome redesign.
- a clean break
This is a very quick, complete, clean install, brand new Windows install.
- This is a very quick, complete, clean install, brand new Windows install.
Examples
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Complete clean slate and everything is learned.
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Have a good, clean ball game.
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So OK, Well, I wish I had brought a clean set of notes.
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And I did a deep, deep clean last weekend.
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"I think it's better if we have a clean break."
Fiction book (2000) -
You can start over, wipe the slate clean.
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Quite the contrary, but I was willing to wipe the slate clean and give him another chance.
Blog text (4) -
It's the third straight year for Yamaha, a clean sweep.
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Neither of them spoke until he had taken three deep drags, exhaling smoke into the cool, clean air.
Fiction book (1995) -
The project received a clean review from the committee, with all aspects thoroughly examined.
Synonyms
Having all needed parts and nothing missing
Shows careful attention to every detail and leaves nothing out
Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing
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
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A style of building with simple straight lines and visible wood parts
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A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips
How Complete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clean began as a word for 'pure' and then came to mean 'with nothing left', so a clean break or clean sweep is a complete, total one with nothing left behind.