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clean
Adjective
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If something is clean, it is free from dirt
The kids came back from the washroom with clean hands and faces.
Did you wash these dishes? They don't look very clean.
To keep the air clean, smoking is not allowed.
I clear our breakfast and wipe the table clean with a wet rag.
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If a technology is clean, it doesn't produce much pollution.
We want to use wind as safe, clean, non-polluting energy.
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If something is clean, it is not bad.
There was a lot of pushing in their last game, but today's match was mostly clean.
No dirty jokes, please. Keep your language clean.
The police searched the car for drugs, but it was clean.
Her driving record was clean.
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A clean piece of paper, start, etc. has nothing from before: no writing, no history, etc.
Why don't you get a clean piece of paper and start over.
I wanted a clean start, so I moved to LA.
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If a something is clean, it is smooth, simple, and regular, without anything unwanted.
Your company website needs a clean design that makes it easy for consumers to understand what you're selling.
It's a clean cut, made with something sharp like a razor or a knife.
clean
Verb
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If you clean something, you take away the dirt and put everything in its place.
Tomo, will you clean up your room please. There are clothes all over the floor.
ground
Noun
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The ground is what you stand or sit on when you are outside.
I ran out of the house and fell on the ground.
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Ground is terrain; it is the land.
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Ground is earth or soil.
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A ground is the bottom of a body of water.
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The ground for something is the basis or foundation of it.
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The ground for something is the background or context of it.
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A ground is a soccer stadium.
ground
Verb 1
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If you ground a pilot of an airplane, you stop them from flying.
The plane had been grounded because of the blizzard.
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If you ground a circuit of electricity, you connect it with a ground.
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If you ground a child, you take away their privileges, like the phone and the television, and not allow them to go out, usually as a punishment.
ground
Adjective
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If something is ground, it is crushed into small particles.
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If something is ground, it has been prepared through grinding.