WordDisk
  • Reading
    • Shortcuts
      •   Home
      •   All Articles
      •   Read from Another Site
      Sources
      • Wikipedia
      • Simple Wikipedia
      • VOA Learning English
      • Futurity
      • The Conversation
      • MIT News
      • Harvard Gazette
      • Cambridge News
      • YDS/YÖKDİL Passages
      Topics
      • Technology
      • Engineering
      • Business
      • Economics
      • Human
      • Health
      • Energy
      • Biology
      • Nature
      • Space
  •  Log in
  •  Sign up
3.89
History
Add

cleaner noun [ ˈkliːnə ]

• a person employed to clean the interior of a building.
• "she's one of the office cleaners"

clean adjective

• free from dirt, marks, or stains.
• "the room was spotlessly clean"
Similar: washed, scrubbed, cleansed, cleaned, polished, spotless, unsoiled, unstained, unspotted, unsullied, unblemished, immaculate, pristine, speckless, dirt-free, hygienic, sanitary, disinfected, sterilized, sterile, aseptic, decontaminated, healthy, pure, white, whiter than white, laundered, squeaky clean, as clean as a whistle,
Opposite: dirty,
• morally uncontaminated; pure; innocent.
• "clean living"
Similar: virtuous, good, upright, upstanding, honourable, respectable, reputable, decent, righteous, moral, morally correct, ethical, exemplary, honest, just, innocent, pure, chaste, undefiled, guiltless, blameless, irreproachable, unimpeachable, pure as the driven snow, whiter than white, immaculate, impeccable, squeaky clean, clear, in the clear, not to blame, guilt-free, crime-free, above suspicion,
Opposite: immoral, guilty,
• free from irregularities; having a smooth edge or surface.
• "a clean fracture of the leg"
• (of a taste, sound, or smell) giving a clear and distinctive impression to the senses; sharp and fresh.
• "clean, fresh, natural flavours"
Origin: Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’.

take someone to the cleaners

• take all someone's money or possessions in a dishonest or unfair way.
"he had a lot of dishonest partners who really took him to the cleaners"



2025 WordDisk