clean

adjective (clean, cleaner, cleanest); verb (clean, cleans, cleaned, cleaning); adverb (clean)

«clean» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Clean means not dirty. tree →
To clean means to take the dirt away, by washing, wiping or sweeping. tree →
Clean also means fresh and unused: a clean sheet of paper. tree →
Clean can mean fair and following the rules: a clean game. tree →
As an adverb, clean means completely: I clean forgot. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a job done at a rate (rooms cleaned per hour), or clean and dirty things counted apart: clean + dirty = all. In health and safety: wash your hands clean to remove germs; clean water is safe to drink. At home: clean your room, clean up after yourself. Phrases: clean up, clean your teeth, clean water, a clean copy, come clean (tell the truth), clean energy.

Examples

She cleans 3 rooms in an hour. tree →
8 of the 20 cups are clean. tree →
It takes 2 hours to clean the house. tree →
How many dirty plates are left if 12 are clean? tree →
Clean your teeth twice a day. tree →
Please clean up your toys before dinner. tree →
Start again on a clean page. tree →
Wash your hands clean before eating. tree →
He came clean and said he broke the vase. tree →
"Somebody cleaned it," says the giant. tree →

Note

Opposite: dirty. «Cleaner» is both «more clean» and a person or product that cleans. A job with a rate; clean + dirty = all. No clue by itself.

In Jewish tradition

Examples

Of all clean birds ye may eat. (Torah DEU.14.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Of all clean winged things ye may eat. (Torah DEU.14.20, JPS 1917) tree →
And as for the flesh, every one that is clean may eat thereof. (Torah LEV.7.19, JPS 1917) tree →
Is His mercy clean gone for ever? (Writings PSA.77.9, JPS 1917) tree →
What is man, that he should be clean? (Writings JOB.15.14, JPS 1917) tree →
Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean! (Prophets JER.13.27, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Opposite: dirty. «Cleaner» is both «more clean» and a person or product that cleans. A job with a rate; clean + dirty = all. No clue by itself.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «clean» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«clean» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «clean» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«clean» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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