CLEAN
What does "CLEAN" mean?
Free from dirt, marks, or impurities; not soiled.
Meanings
- Free from dirt, stains, or contamination. Put on a clean shirt before the interview.
- Morally pure, honest, or free from wrongdoing. His record is completely clean.
- Smooth, neat, and precise in form or execution. The diver entered the water with a clean line.
- To remove dirt or unwanted matter from something. I need to clean the kitchen before they arrive.
- Completely or entirely. The ball sailed clean over the fence. informal
Did you know?
- In Olympic weightlifting the 'clean' is a named move - the explosive pull that brings the bar to the shoulders before the overhead jerk.
Word origin
From Old English 'clǣne' meaning clear, pure, or unencumbered, from a West Germanic root; related to German 'klein', which originally meant 'fine' or 'small' before drifting in meaning.
Remember it
CLEAN starts with a 'C' that's wiped CLEar - and the word ends as neatly as it leaves a surface.
A little poem
Window after rain-
the world wiped down to its first
honest sheet of glass.
haiku
Wordplay
- The comedian promised a clean set. Half the audience expected good jokes; the other half expected him to mop the stage.
What it teaches
Clean is not the absence of mess but the willingness to face it daily.
Quick facts
What does CLEAN mean?
Free from dirt, marks, or impurities; not soiled.
Is CLEAN a valid word?
Yes — CLEAN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CLEAN?
CLEAN has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CLEAN come from?
From Old English 'clǣne' meaning clear, pure, or unencumbered, from a West Germanic root; related to German 'klein', which originally meant 'fine' or 'small' before drifting in meaning.
What can CLEAN teach us?
Clean is not the absence of mess but the willingness to face it daily.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.