Cleanness
Nouns
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cleanness, cleanliness etc. adj.
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purity
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cleaning etc. v.
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purification, defecation etc. v.
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purgation, lustration
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detersion, abstersion
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epuration, mundation
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ablution, lavation, colature
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disinfection etc. v.
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drainage, sewerage. lavatory, laundry, washhouse
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washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman
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scavenger, dustman, sweep
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white wings brush [U.S.]
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broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter
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blotter. napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary
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doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab. cover, drugget. wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative
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purifier etc. v.
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disinfectant
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aperient
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benzene, benzine benzol, benolin
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bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative.
Verbs
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be clean, render clean etc. adj.
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clean, cleanse
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mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up. wash, lave, launder, buck
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absterge, deterge
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decrassify
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clear, purify
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depurate, despumate, defecate
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purge, expurgate, elutriate [Chem], lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack
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filter, filtrate
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drain, strain. disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize
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whitewash
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castrate, emasculate. sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep. rout out, clear out, sweep out etc.
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make a clean sweep of.
Adjectives
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clean, cleanly
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pure
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immaculate
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spotless, stainless, taintless
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trig
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without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected
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sweet, sweet as a nut. neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens
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cleaned etc. v.
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kempt. abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying.
Adverbs
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neatly etc. adj.
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clean as a whistle.