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cleaner definition
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Grep of noun cleaner air cleaner bathroom cleaner cleaner cleaners dry cleaner pipe cleaner street cleaner vacuum cleaner window cleaner Overview of noun cleaner The noun cleaner has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner -- (a preparation used in cleaning something) 2. cleaner, dry cleaner -- (the operator of dry-cleaning establishment) 3. cleaner -- (someone whose occupation is cleaning) Overview of adj clean The adj clean has 18 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (18) clean -- (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals") 2. (2) clean, clear -- (free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner") 3. (1) clean, clear, light, unclouded -- ((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell") 4. (1) clean, fresh -- (free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air") 5. (1) clean -- (without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight") 6. clean -- ((religion) ritually clean or pure) 7. clean, uncontaminating -- (not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean") 8. clean, unobjectionable -- ((of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke") 9. uninfected, clean -- (free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound") 10. clean, clean-living -- (morally pure; "led a clean life") 11. clean, fair -- ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript") 12. blank, clean, white -- (of a surface; not written or printed on "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins") 13. clean, sporting, sportsmanlike -- (marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct") 14. clean -- (thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break") 15. clean -- ((of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver's license") 16. clean -- (not carrying concealed weapons) 17. clean, neat -- (free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife") 18. clean -- (free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years") Antonyms of adj clean 18 senses of clean Sense 1 clean (vs. dirty) dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean => bedraggled, draggled => befouled, fouled => begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy => bespattered, spattered, besplashed, splashed => black => buggy => dusty, dust-covered => fecal, faecal, feculent => filthy, foul, nasty => flyblown, squalid, sordid => greasy, oily => lousy => mucky, muddy => scummy => smeared, smirched, smudged, smudgy => snotty, snot-nosed => travel-soiled, travel-stained => unswept => unwashed => maculate Sense 2 clean, clear INDIRECT (VIA unqualified) -> qualified Sense 3 clean, clear, light, unclouded INDIRECT (VIA pure) -> impure Sense 4 clean, fresh INDIRECT (VIA pure) -> impure Sense 5 clean INDIRECT (VIA perfect) -> imperfect Sense 6 clean (vs. unclean) unclean (vs. clean), impure => defiled => nonkosher, tref, terefah => untouchable Sense 7 clean (vs. dirty), uncontaminating dirty (vs. clean), contaminating Sense 8 clean (vs. dirty), unobjectionable dirty (vs. clean) => bawdy, off-color, ribald => dirty-minded => filthy, foul, nasty, smutty => foul-mouthed, foul-spoken => lewd, obscene, salacious => scabrous => scatological => blasphemous, blue, profane Sense 9 uninfected, clean INDIRECT (VIA antiseptic) -> septic Sense 10 clean, clean-living INDIRECT (VIA moral, amoral) -> immoral INDIRECT (VIA moral, immoral) -> amoral, unmoral Sense 11 clean, fair INDIRECT (VIA legible) -> illegible Sense 12 blank, clean, white INDIRECT (VIA empty) -> full Sense 13 clean, sporting, sportsmanlike INDIRECT (VIA fair) -> unfair, unjust Sense 14 clean INDIRECT (VIA complete) -> incomplete, uncomplete INDIRECT (VIA complete, complete) -> incomplete Sense 15 clean INDIRECT (VIA unblemished) -> blemished Sense 16 clean INDIRECT (VIA unarmed) -> armed Sense 17 clean, neat INDIRECT (VIA adroit) -> maladroit Sense 18 clean INDIRECT (VIA unaddicted) -> addicted Similarity of adj clean 18 senses of clean Sense 1 clean (vs. dirty) => cleanable => cleaned, cleansed => cleanly => dry-cleaned => fresh, unused => immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless => pristine => unsoiled, unspotted, unstained => unsullied => washed, water-washed => scrubbed Also See-> antiseptic#1; clean#6; tidy#1 Sense 2 clean, clear => unqualified (vs. qualified) Sense 3 clean, clear, light, unclouded => pure (vs. impure) Sense 4 clean, fresh => pure (vs. impure) Sense 5 clean => perfect (vs. imperfect) Sense 6 clean (vs. unclean) => kosher, cosher Also See-> clean#1; pure#1 Sense 7 clean (vs. dirty), uncontaminating Sense 8 clean (vs. dirty), unobjectionable => antiseptic Also See-> decent#3 Sense 9 uninfected, clean => antiseptic (vs. septic) Sense 10 clean, clean-living => moral (vs. immoral) (vs. amoral) Sense 11 clean, fair => legible (vs. illegible) Sense 12 blank, clean, white => empty (vs. full) Sense 13 clean, sporting, sportsmanlike => fair (vs. unfair), just Sense 14 clean => complete (vs. incomplete) (vs. incomplete) Sense 15 clean => unblemished (vs. blemished) Sense 16 clean => unarmed (vs. armed) Sense 17 clean, neat => adroit (vs. maladroit) Sense 18 clean => unaddicted (vs. addicted) Attributes of adj clean 1 of 18 senses of clean Sense 1 clean (vs. dirty) => cleanness Familiarity of adj clean clean used as an adjective is very familiar (polysemy count = 18) Grep of adj clean clean clean-cut clean-handed clean-limbed clean-living clean-shaven cleanable cleaned cleanly cleansed cleansing unclean Overview of noun cleaner The noun cleaner has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner -- (a preparation used in cleaning something) 2. cleaner, dry cleaner -- (the operator of dry-cleaning establishment) 3. cleaner -- (someone whose occupation is cleaning) Overview of adj clean The adj clean has 18 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (18) clean -- (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals") 2. (2) clean, clear -- (free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner") 3. (1) clean, clear, light, unclouded -- ((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell") 4. (1) clean, fresh -- (free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air") 5. (1) clean -- (without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight") 6. clean -- ((religion) ritually clean or pure) 7. clean, uncontaminating -- (not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean") 8. clean, unobjectionable -- ((of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke") 9. uninfected, clean -- (free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound") 10. clean, clean-living -- (morally pure; "led a clean life") 11. clean, fair -- ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript") 12. blank, clean, white -- (of a surface; not written or printed on "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins") 13. clean, sporting, sportsmanlike -- (marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct") 14. clean -- (thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break") 15. clean -- ((of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver's license") 16. clean -- (not carrying concealed weapons) 17. clean, neat -- (free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife") 18. clean -- (free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years")
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