Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click Thesaurus above for synonyms. Also, follow synonym links within the dictionary to find definitions from other sources.

1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Clean \Clean\ (kl[=e]n), a. [Compar. Cleaner (kl[=e]n"[~e]r);
   superl. Cleanest.] [OE. clene, AS. cl[=ae]ne; akin to OHG.
   chleini pure, neat, graceful, small, G. klein small, and
   perh. to W. glan clean, pure, bright; all perh. from a
   primitive, meaning bright, shining. Cf. Glair.]
   1. Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without
      defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous;
      as, a clean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
      [1913 Webster]

            When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt
            not make clean riddance of corners of thy field.
                                                  --Lev. xxiii.
                                                  22.
      [1913 Webster]

   6. Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
      [1913 Webster]

            Create in me a clean heart, O God.    --Ps. li. 10
      [1913 Webster]

            That I am whole, and clean, and meet for Heaven
                                                  --Tennyson.
      [1913 Webster]

   7. (Script.) Free from ceremonial defilement.
      [1913 Webster]

   8. Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in
      tone; healthy. "Lothair is clean." --F. Harrison.
      [1913 Webster]

   9. Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
      [1913 Webster]

   A clean bill of health, a certificate from the proper
      authority that a ship is free from infection.

   Clean breach. See under Breach, n., 4.

   To make a clean breast. See under Breast.
      [1913 Webster]

Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy