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| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers |
| Division (I) Individual Volition |
| Section II. Prospective Volition |
| 2. Degree of Subservience |
| 652. Cleanness. |
| NOUN: | CLEANNESS &c. adj.; purity; cleaning &c. v.; purification, defecation &c. v.; purgation, lustration; abstersion [rare], detersion; aspersion, asperges [R. C. Ch.]; epuration [rare], mundation [obs.], ablution, lavation, colature [obs.]; disinfection &c. v.; drainage, sewerage. BATH, bathroom, swimming pool, natatorium, swimming bath, public bath, baths, bathhouse, hot bath [See Furnace]; lavatory; laundry, washhouse. CLEANER, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi [India], laundryman, washerman; scavenger, sweeper; mehtar (fem. mehtrani), bhangi [all India]; mud lark [slang]; crossing -, street- sweeper, white wings [local, U. S.]; dustman; sweep. brush; broom, besom, vacuum cleaner, carpet sweeper; mop, swab, hose; scraper; rake, shovel; sieve, riddle, screen, filter; blotter. napkin, serviette, cloth, maukin [obs.], malkin [obs.], handkerchief, towel, sudary, sudarium, face cloth, wash cloth; doily or doyley, bib; carving cloth, tablecloth; duster, sponge. MAT, doormat, rug, drugget, cover. [CLEANSING AGENTS] wash, lotion, detergent, soap, purifier &c. v.; disinfectant; benzene, benzine, benzol, benzolin; bleaching powder, chloride of lime; lye, buck. DENTIFRICE, tooth paste, tooth powder; mouth wash. CATHARTIC, purgative, aperient, deobstruent, laxative. |
| VERB: | BE or RENDER CLEAN &c. adj. CLEAN, cleanse; mundify [obs.], rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub. wash, lave (water) [See Water]; launder, buck; absterge [rare], deterge; decrassify; clear, purify; depurate, spurate [rare], despumate, defecate; purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack; percolate, separate, strain, filter, filtrate, drain. SIFT, winnow, sieve, bolt, screen, riddle; pick, weed. COMB, rake, scrape, rasp; hackle, heckle, card. SWEEP, brush, brush up, whisk, broom, vacuum [colloq.]. rout -, clear -, sweep &c.- out; make a clean sweep of, clean house, spruce up [colloq.]. DISINFECT, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize; whitewash. |
| ADJECTIVE: | CLEAN, cleanly; pure; immaculate; spotless, stainless, taintless, trig [dial.], without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected; sweet, - as a nut. NEAT, spruce, tidy, trim, jimp or gimp [Scot. & dial. Eng.], clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens; cleaned &c. v.; kempt [archaic]. ABSTERGENT, detergent, depurative, abstersive [rare], cathartic, cleansing, purifying. |
| ADVERB: | NEATLY &c. adj.; clean as a whistle. |
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