clean

VERBNOUNADJECTIVEADVERB /klin/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C

clean is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3L1E1A1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does clean mean?

VERB · 9 SENSES
1

Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.

“The dentist cleaned my teeth”

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2

Remove unwanted substances from.

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3

Clean and tidy up the house.

“She housecleans every week”

4

Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely.

“The boys cleaned the sandwich platters”

“The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm”

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5

Be cleanable.

“This stove cleans easily”

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6

Deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.

“The other players cleaned him completely”

7

Remove shells or husks from.

“clean grain before milling it”

8

Remove while making clean.

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9

Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.

“clean up before you see your grandparents”

“clean your fingernails before dinner”

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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead.

ADJECTIVE · 18 SENSES
1

(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers.

“good clean fun”

“a clean joke”

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2

(of a surface) not written or printed on.

“a clean page”

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3

Morally pure.

“led a clean life”

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4

Free from impurities.

“clean water”

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5

(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims.

“efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings”

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6

Free from sepsis or infection.

“a clean (or uninfected) wound”

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7

Free of restrictions or qualifications.

“a clean bill of health”

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8

Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits.

“children with clean shining faces”

“clean white shirts”

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Free of drugs.

“after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years”

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10

Not carrying concealed weapons.

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11

(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense.

“a clean voting record”

“a clean driver's license”

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12

Ritually clean or pure.

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13

Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed.

“he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek”

“a clean throw”

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14

Thorough and without qualification.

“a clean getaway”

“a clean sweep”

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15

Without difficulties or problems.

“a clean test flight”

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16

(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections.

“a clean manuscript”

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17

Not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination.

“a clean fuel”

“cleaner and more efficient engines”

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Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play.

“a clean fight”

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ADVERB · 2 SENSES
1

In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating.

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2

Completely; used as intensifiers.

“clean forgot the appointment”

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