Definition of clean

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • clean is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • clean is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • clean is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of clean


  • make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from (verb)

    Examples

    1. The dentist cleaned my teeth

    Synonyms

    1. make clean
  • free of restrictions or qualifications (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a clean bill of health

    Synonyms

    1. clear
  • free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek
    2. a clean throw

    Synonyms

    1. neat
  • (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a clean manuscript

    Synonyms

    1. fair
  • clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing (verb)

    Examples

    1. clean up before you see your grandparents
    2. clean your fingernails before dinner

    Synonyms

    1. cleanse
  • not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a clean fuel
    2. cleaner and more efficient engines
    3. the tactical bomb is reasonably clean

    Synonyms

    1. uncontaminating
  • completely; used as intensifiers (adverb)

    Examples

    1. clean forgot the appointment

    Synonyms

    1. plum
    2. plumb
  • exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a clean fight

    Synonyms

    1. sporting
    2. sportsmanlike
    3. sporty
  • remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. pick
  • a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. clean and jerk
  • (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers (adjective)

    Examples

    1. good clean fun
    2. a clean joke

    Synonyms

    1. unobjectionable
  • (of a surface) not written or printed on (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a clean page

    Synonyms

    1. blank
    2. white
  • morally pure (adjective)

    Examples

    1. led a clean life

    Synonyms

    1. clean-living
  • free from impurities (adjective)

    Examples

    1. clean water

    Synonyms

    1. fresh
  • (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims (adjective)

    Examples

    1. efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings

    Synonyms

    1. clear
    2. light
    3. unclouded
  • remove unwanted substances from (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. scavenge
  • clean and tidy up the house (verb)

    Examples

    1. She housecleans every week

    Synonyms

    1. clean house
    2. houseclean
  • free from sepsis or infection (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a clean (or uninfected) wound

    Synonyms

    1. uninfected
  • remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely (verb)

    Examples

    1. The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
    2. The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm

    Synonyms

    1. strip
  • in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating (adverb)

    Synonyms

    1. fair
    2. fairly
  • be cleanable (verb)

    Examples

    1. This stove cleans easily
  • deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. (verb)

    Examples

    1. The other players cleaned him completely
  • free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits (adjective)

    Examples

    1. children with clean shining faces
    2. clean white shirts
    3. clean dishes
    4. a spotlessly clean house
    5. cats are clean animals
  • free of drugs (adjective)

    Examples

    1. after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years
  • not carrying concealed weapons (adjective)
  • (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a clean voting record
    2. a clean driver's license
  • remove shells or husks from (verb)

    Examples

    1. clean grain before milling it
  • remove while making clean (verb)
  • ritually clean or pure (adjective)
  • thorough and without qualification (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a clean getaway
    2. a clean sweep
    3. a clean break
  • without difficulties or problems (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a clean test flight

See definition of clean in Merriam Webster