clean
noun/kliːn/
/kliːn/
[singular]- the act or process of cleaning something
- The house needed a good clean.
- Why don’t you give the carpet a clean?
Word OriginOld English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’.Want to learn more?
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