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clean

adjective as in chaste, virtuous

adjective as in precise, sharp

adjective as in complete, thorough

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Example Sentences

With Charlie Hebdo, “you really have a clean case here,” Shearer said.

This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.

Millions of dollars in renovation later the building is gorgeous—Clean, well-kept, organized.

“Clean as a whistle,” says a senior investigator involved in the case.

Clean-shaven and balding, Saleem is in his forties and walks with a limp.

He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.

And I will turn my hand to thee, and I will clean purge away thy dross, and I will take away all thy tin.

A groom is a chap, that a gentleman keeps to clean his 'osses, and be blown up, when things go wrong.

The sun was palely shining upon dry, clean pavements and upon roads juicy with black mud.

Who could have believed that only a fortnight ago these same figures were clean as new pins; smart and well-liking!

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On this page you'll find 376 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to clean, such as: blank, bright, clear, elegant, fresh, and graceful.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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