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Cleaning

of Clean

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Narrower term 11

Bathing 76% connected

of Bathe

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Depilation 76% connected

Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Purge 76% connected

To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Purging 76% connected

of Purge

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Purification 76% connected

The act of purifying; the act or operation of separating and removing from anything that which is impure or noxious, or heterogeneous or foreign to i…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sanitation 76% connected

The act of rendering sanitary; the science of sanitary conditions; the preservation of health; the use of sanitary measures; hygiene.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scouring 76% connected

of Scour

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Scrub 76% connected

To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scrubbing 76% connected

of Scrub

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Sterilization 76% connected

The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sweeping 76% connected

of Sweep

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Broader term 1

Improvement 76% connected

The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Clean 74% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Clean 74% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cleanse 74% connected

To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cleanse 74% connected

To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scavenge 74% connected

To cleanse, as streets, from filth.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scavenge 74% connected

To cleanse, as streets, from filth.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Cleansing 92% connected

of Cleanse

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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