Phrase Hound found 150 phrases and 57 compound words that contain clean. The most common are listed below. Open clean in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 150
- clean upTo make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
- clean outTo clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
- come cleanTo confess; admit the truth.
- Clean Water
- Clean MondayThe seventh Monday before Easter, (Eastern Christianity) traditionally regarded as the beginning of Lent or Great Lent.
- clean houseTo clean the interior of a house.
- clean-cutHaving a neat, smart appearance
- Clean Air
- clean roomAlternative form of cleanroom: A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.
- clean breakThe complete termination of a relationship, or an exit from a situation.
- clean sheetAn absence of debts or indictments.
- spring-cleanTo carry out a spring cleaning of (a room, a house, etc).
- make clean
- Clean-energy
- clean powerElectric power that is free from voltage spikes and drops, or any other abnormalities.
- clean roomsplural of clean room: A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.
- Mr. CleanSomeone seeking cleanliness, especially to an excessive degree.
- Clean-tech
- clean up afterTo clean areas and things that (somebody) has touched or dirtied.
- clean girlA notional girl representing a fashion style characterized by minimalist clothing, neutral colors, tied-back hair, and subtle makeup that emphasizes unblemished skin.
- clean feedA video signal without added graphics or text.
- clean handsFreedom from guilt, especially from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe-taking.
- dry cleanTo clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.
- clean sweepA complete or overwhelming victory, especially one in which all or almost all possible electoral contests are won.
- clean and jerkThe act of lifting the barbell from the floor to a resting position across the front of the shoulders (the clean phase), pausing, and thrusting the barbell over the head to a stationary position in one movement (the jerk phase). The normal …
Compound words 57
- cleanerA person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.
- uncleanDirty, soiled or foul.
- cleanlyBeing habitually clean, practising good hygiene.
- kleenexA disposable tissue.
- cleanroomA room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.
- cleannessMoral purity; innocence.
- biocleanKept free from biological contaminants.
- cleanskinAn unbranded animal.
- cleantechTechnologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.
- overcleanTo clean to an excessive degree.