cleaning
1Cleaning — Clean ing, n. 1. The act of making clean. [1913 Webster] 2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc. Gardner. [1913 Webster] …
2Cleaning Up — For the 1925 film directed by Fatty Arbuckle, see Cleaning Up (film). Cleaning Up The Wire episode …
3cleaning — n. 1) dry cleaning 2) a spring; thorough cleaning * * * [ kliːnɪŋ] thorough cleaning a spring dry cleaning …
4cleaning */ — UK [ˈkliːnɪŋ] / US [ˈklɪnɪŋ] noun [uncountable] Word forms cleaning : singular cleaning plural cleanings the activity or job of making rooms in a building clean do the cleaning: Who does the cleaning and cooking in your house? …
5cleaning — noun the act of making something clean (Freq. 13) he gave his shoes a good cleaning • Syn: ↑cleansing, ↑cleanup • Derivationally related forms: ↑clean up (for: ↑cleanup), ↑ …
6cleaning — the act of cleaning a fish for food. See fish cleaning in Symbols …
7cleaning — /klee ning/, n. 1. an act or instance of making clean: Give the house a good cleaning. 2. Slang. an overwhelming or complete defeat, financial loss, or failure: Our team took a cleaning in yesterday s game. 3. Informal. killing (def. 3). [1655… …
8cleaning — noun Cleaning is used before these nouns: ↑cloth, ↑crew, ↑fluid, ↑lady, ↑product, ↑rag, ↑rota, ↑solvent, ↑supply Cleaning is used after these nouns: ↑spring …
9cleaning — Synonyms and related words: abstergent, abstersion, autoclave, bowdlerization, broom, brush, carpet sweeper, catharsis, cathartic, cleansing, comb, currycomb, depurative, detergent, detersion, dishcloth, dishwasher, diuretic, doormat, dry… …
10cleaning — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cleansing, purgative, detergent, disinfecting, disinfectant, washing, delousing, sanitizing, scouring, soaking, sterilizing, purificatory, lustral, deodorizing, scalding, purifying, cathartic, depurative, purging, emetic …
