browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about cleaning
cleaning |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clean \Clean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleaned}; p. pr & vb n. {Cleaning}.] [See {Clean}, a., and cf {Cleanse}.] To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse. {To clean out}, to exhaust; to empty; to get away from one all his money. [Colloq.] --De Quincey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cleaning \Clean"ing\, n. 1. The act of making clean. 2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc --Gardner. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cleaning n : the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" [syn: {cleansing}, {cleanup}]
more about cleaning