clean
adj 1: 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" [ant: dirty]
2: free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" [syn: clear] 3: (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" [syn: clear, light, unclouded] 4: free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" [syn: fresh] 5: without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight" 6: ritually clean or pure [ant: unclean] 7: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" [syn: uncontaminating] [ant: dirty] 8: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" [syn: unobjectionable] [ant: dirty] 9: free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound" [syn: uninfected] 10: morally pure; "led a clean life" [syn: clean-living] 11: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" [syn: fair] 1
