Home | Definition | cleaner

Definition of cleaner



Overview of noun cleaner

The noun cleaner has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner

(a preparation used in cleaning something)

2. cleaner, dry cleaner

(the operator of dry-cleaning establishment)

3. cleaner

(someone whose occupation is cleaning)


Overview of adj clean

The adj clean has 18 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (17) clean

(free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals")

2. (2) clean, clear

(free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner")

3. (1) clean, clear, light, unclouded

((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell")

4. (1) clean, fresh

(free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air")

5. (1) clean

((of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license")

6. clean

(ritually clean or pure)

7. clean, uncontaminating

(not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean")

8. clean, unobjectionable

((of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke")

9. uninfected, clean

(free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound")

10. clean, clean-living

(morally pure; "led a clean life")

11. clean, fair

((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript")

12. blank, clean, white

((of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins")

13. clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike

(exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct")

14. clean

(without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight")

15. clean

(thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break")

16. clean

(not carrying concealed weapons)

17. clean, neat

(free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife")

18. clean

(free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years")