cleanness
Roget-categorie 652
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.2. Subservience to ends
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Cleanness
zelfstandig naamwoord
cleanness,
cleanliness
etc.
adj. —
purity —
cleaning
etc.
v. —
purification,
defecation
etc.
v. —
purgation,
lustration† —
detersion†,
abstersion† —
epuration†,
mundation† —
ablution,
lavation†,
colature† —
disinfection
etc.
v. —
drainage,
sewerage.
lavatory,
laundry,
washhouse† —
washerwoman,
laundress,
dhobi†,
laundryman,
washerman† —
scavenger,
dustman†,
sweep —
white wings brush [U.S.] —
broom,
besom†,
mop,
rake,
shovel,
sieve,
riddle,
screen,
filter —
blotter.
napkin,
cloth,
maukin†,
malkin†,
handkerchief,
towel,
sudary† —
doyley†,
doily,
duster,
sponge,
mop,
swab.
cover,
drugget†.
wash,
lotion,
detergent,
cathartic,
purgative —
purifier
etc.
v. —
disinfectant —
aperient† —
benzene,
benzine benzol,
benolin† —
bleaching powder,
chloride of lime,
dentifrice,
deobstruent†,
laxative.
werkwoord
be clean,
render clean
etc.
adj. —
clean,
cleanse —
mundify†,
rinse,
wring,
flush,
full,
wipe,
mop,
sponge,
scour,
swab,
scrub,
brush up.
wash,
lave,
launder,
buck —
absterge†,
deterge† —
decrassify† —
clear,
purify —
depurate†,
despumate†,
defecate —
purge,
expurgate,
elutriate [Chem],
lixiviate†,
edulcorate†,
clarify,
refine,
rack —
filter,
filtrate —
drain,
strain.
disinfect,
fumigate,
ventilate,
deodorize —
whitewash —
castrate,
emasculate.
sift,
winnow,
pick,
weed,
comb,
rake,
brush,
sweep.
rout out,
clear out,
sweep out
&c. —
make a clean sweep of.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
clean,
cleanly —
pure —
immaculate —
spotless,
stainless,
taintless —
trig —
without a stain,
unstained,
unspotted,
unsoiled,
unsullied,
untainted,
uninfected —
sweet,
sweet as a nut.
neat,
spruce,
tidy,
trim,
gimp,
clean as a new penny,
like a cat in pattens —
cleaned
etc.
v. —
kempt†.
abstergent†,
cathartic,
cleansing,
purifying.
bijwoord
neatly
etc.
adj. —
clean as a whistle.
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