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Cleanness

The state or quality of being clean.

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Innocence 76% connected

The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.

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Pureness 76% connected

The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

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Purity 76% connected

The condition of being pure.

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Whiteness 76% connected

The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.

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Clean 74% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 74% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 66% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 66% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Dirty 66% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Dirty 66% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Unclean 66% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Unclean 66% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Dirtiness 94% connected

The state of being dirty; filthiness; foulness; nastiness; baseness; sordidness.

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Dirtiness 94% connected

The state of being dirty; filthiness; foulness; nastiness; baseness; sordidness.

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Hold verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Absterge verb · 78% connection

To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clean.
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Abstersion noun · 78% connection

Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.

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Apron noun · 78% connection

An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them f…

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Backwash verb · 78% connection

To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clean.
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Brat noun · 78% connection

A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.

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Bream verb · 78% connection

To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.

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Brush noun · 78% connection

To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush.

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Card verb · 78% connection

To clean or clear, as if by using a card.

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Clean-limbed adjective · 78% connection

With well-proportioned, unblemished limbs; as, a clean-limbed young fellow.

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Cleaned imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Clean

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Cleaning p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Clean

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