Sounds | klih'r | |
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Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... |
Meaning | Free from confusion or doubt. | |
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Broader | clearheaded, clear-thinking | not mentally confused / confused |
Nouns | clearness | free from obscurity and easy to understand |
Meaning | affording free passage / passage or view. | |
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Synonym | open | |
Broader | unobstructed | Free from impediment / impediment or obstruction or hindrance |
Spanish | despejado, libre | |
Catalan | clar, lliure | |
Nouns | clarity | the quality of clear water |
clear | a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water |
Meaning | Allowing light to pass through. | |
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Attribute of | clearness, clarity, uncloudedness | The quality of clear water |
Narrower | crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent | transmitting light |
hyaline, hyaloid | resembling glass in transparency or translucency | |
liquid, limpid | Clear and bright | |
translucent, semitransparent | Allowing light to pass through diffusely | |
unclouded | not made opaque or cloudy by sediment | |
unfrosted | (of glass) lacking a frosted coating / coating | |
Opposite | opaque | not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy |
Spanish | claro, transparente | |
Catalan | clar | |
Nouns | clearness, clarity | the quality of clear water |
Meaning | Free from contact or proximity or connection. | |
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Broader | free | able to act at will |
Meaning | Characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt). | |
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Broader | untroubled | not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress |
Meaning | (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls / dulls or dims. | |
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Synonyms | clean, light, unclouded | |
Broader | pure | Free of extraneous elements of any kind |
Spanish | claro, limpio, nítido | |
Catalan | clar, net, nítid | |
Nouns | clearness, clarity | the quality of clear water |
Meaning | (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question ... / question of fact or law. | |
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Example | "I have clear title to this property" | |
Synonym | unmortgaged | |
Broader | unencumbered | Free of encumbrance |
Spanish | liquidado |
Meaning | Clear and distinct / distinct to the senses; easily perceptible. | |
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Synonyms | clean-cut, clear-cut | |
Broader | distinct | Easy to perceive / perceive |
Nouns | clearness | free from obscurity and easy to understand |
Adverbs | clearly | in an easily perceptible manner |
Meaning | accurately stated / stated or described. | |
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Synonym | well-defined | |
Opposite | ill-defined, unclear | poorly stated or described |
Nouns | clarity, clearness | free from obscurity and easy to understand |
Meaning | Free from clouds or mist or haze. | |
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Example | "on a clear day" | |
Category | meteorology | The earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) |
Narrower | cloudless, unclouded | Free from clouds |
fair | Free of clouds or rain | |
serene | Completely clear and fine | |
Opposite | cloudy | Full of or covered with clouds |
Spanish | claro, despejado, nítido | |
Catalan | clar, nítid, serè | |
Nouns | clearness, clarity | the quality of clear water |
Meaning | Free of restrictions or qualifications / qualifications. | |
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Example | "a clear winner" | |
Synonym | clean | |
Broader | unqualified | not limited or restricted |
Meaning | Free from flaw or blemish or impurity. | |
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Broader | perfect | complete of its kind and without defect / defect / defect / defect or blemish |
Nouns | clearness | the quality of clear water |
Meaning | Clear of charges or deductions. | |
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Example | "a clear profit" | |
Broader | net, nett | Remaining after all deductions |
Spanish | limpio |
Meaning | easily deciphered. | |
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Synonyms | decipherable, readable | |
Broader | legible | (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered |
Spanish | claro, legible, leíble | |
Catalan | clar, llegible | |
Nouns | clarity, clearness, limpidity | free from obscurity and easy to understand |
Meaning | Freed from any question of guilt. | |
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Example | "was now clear of the charge of cowardice" | |
Synonyms | absolved, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated | |
Broader | innocent, guiltless, clean-handed | Free from evil or guilt |
Spanish | absuelto, exculpado, exonerado | |
Nouns | clear | the state of being free of suspicion |
clearness | free from obscurity and easy to understand |
Meaning | Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving. | |
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Example | "clear mind" | |
Synonym | percipient | |
Broader | discerning | Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment |
Nouns | clearness | free from obscurity and easy to understand |
Meaning | The state of being free of suspicion. | |
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Example | "investigation showed that he was in the clear" | |
Broader | innocence | A state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense |
Spanish | limpio | |
Catalan | net | |
Adjectives | clear | freed from any question of guilt |
Verbs | clear | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
Meaning | A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water. | |
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Synonym | open | |
Broader | area, country | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
Adjectives | clear | affording free passage / passage or view |
Verbs | clear | remove |
clear | rid of obstructions | |
clear | make a way / way or path by removing objects |
Meaning | Completely. | |
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Synonym | all the way |
Meaning | In an easily perceptible manner. | |
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Synonym | clearly | |
Spanish | claramente |
Meaning | Rid of obstructions. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Model | They clear the path of the snow | |
Example | "Clear your desk" | |
Synonym | unclutter | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
See also | clear off, clear away | remove from sight |
Opposite | clutter, clutter up | fill a space in a disorderly way |
Similar to | clear | Remove |
Spanish | arreglar, descongestionar, desobstruir, despejar, limpiar, ordenar, recoger, retirar | |
Catalan | descongestionar, desobstruir, enretirar, netejar, recollir, retirar | |
Nouns | clear | a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water |
Meaning | make a way / way or path by removing objects. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Clear a path through the dense forest" | |
Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
Similar to | clear | Remove |
Nouns | clear | a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water |
clearing | a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area |
Meaning | Become clear. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; It is ----ing | |
Example | "The sky cleared after the storm" | |
Synonyms | clear up, light up, brighten | |
Opposite | overcast, cloud | make overcast or cloudy |
Spanish | abrir, aclararse, aclarar, despejarse, despejar, mejorar, salir el sol, salir el so | |
Catalan | aclarir-se, asserenar-se, desemboirar-se, desencapotar-se, esclarir-se, millorar, obrir-se, obrir, sortir el sol |
Meaning | grant authorization or clearance for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Example | "Clear the manuscript for publication" | |
Synonyms | authorize, authorise, pass | |
Narrower | approbate | approve or sanction officially |
approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to | |
certificate | authorize by certificate | |
commission | Charge with a task | |
declare | authorize payments of | |
license, licence, certify | authorize officially | |
validate, formalize, formalise | declare or make legally valid | |
Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
Spanish | aprobar, autorizar, facultar | |
Catalan | autoritzar, facultar | |
Nouns | clearance | permission to proceed |
Meaning | Remove. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They clear the snow from the path | |
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Narrower | clear-cut | remove all the trees at one time |
deforest, disforest, disafforest | Remove the trees from | |
denude, bare, denudate, strip | lay bare | |
stump | Remove tree stumps from | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Similar to | clear | make a way / way or path by removing objects |
unclutter, clear | Rid of obstructions | |
Spanish | claramente, clarificar, unánimente | |
Catalan | clarificar | |
Nouns | clear | a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water |
clearing | a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area |
Meaning | Go unchallenged; be approved. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The bill cleared the House" | |
Synonym | pass | |
Narrower | clear | Pass an inspection or receive authorization |
Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
Spanish | pasar, salvar |
Meaning | Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The check will clear within 2 business days" | |
Opposite | bounce | Come back after being refused |
Meaning | go away or disappear. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The fog cleared in the afternoon" | |
Broader | vanish, disappear, go away | Become invisible or unnoticeable / unnoticeable |
Spanish | desaparecer |
Meaning | Pass by, over, or under without making contact. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "the balloon cleared the tree tops" | |
Synonym | top | |
Narrower | hop | Jump across |
Broader | pass, overtake, overhaul | Travel past |
Spanish | cubrir, rematar | |
Catalan | cobrir, rematar | |
Nouns | clearance | the distance by which one thing clears another |
Meaning | make free from confusion / confusion or ambiguity; make clear. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Clear up the question of who is at fault" | |
Synonyms | clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate | |
Broader | clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible |
Spanish | aclarar, clarificar, cristalizar, dilucidar, esclarecer, explicar | |
Catalan | dilucidar, esclarir |
Meaning | Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Clear the ship and let it dock" | |
Broader | free, discharge | Free from obligations or duties |
Spanish | franquear | |
Catalan | afranquir, enfranquir |
Meaning | Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "clear the water before it can be drunk" | |
Broader | rid, free, disembarrass | relieve from |
Nouns | clearing | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid / liquid |
Meaning | Yield as a net profit. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonym | net | |
Broader | yield, pay, bear | bring in |
Similar to | net, sack, sack up, clear | make as a net profit |
Spanish | rentar |
Meaning | make as a net profit. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The company cleared $1 million" | |
Synonyms | net, sack, sack up | |
Broader | profit, gain, benefit | derive a benefit from |
Similar to | gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in | earn on some commercial or business transaction |
net, clear | Yield as a net profit | |
Spanish | despedir, ganar neto, liquidar |
Meaning | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They clear the money | |
Example | "He clears $5,000 each month" | |
Synonyms | gain, take in, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in | |
Narrower | eke out, squeeze out | make by laborious and precarious means |
gross | earn before taxes, expenses, etc. | |
profit, turn a profit | make a profit | |
rake in, shovel in | earn large sums of money | |
rake off | Take money from an illegal transaction | |
take home, bring home | earn as a salary or wage | |
yield, pay, bear | bring in | |
Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
Similar to | make | act in a certain way so as to acquire |
net, sack, sack up, clear | make as a net profit | |
Spanish | adquirir, advertir, clarificar, cobrar, ganar, hacer | |
Catalan | advertir, clarificar, guanyar |
Meaning | sell. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" | |
Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
Broader | sell | Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent |
Meaning | Pass an inspection or receive authorization. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "clear customs" | |
Broader | pass, clear | Go unchallenged |
Spanish | declarar |
Meaning | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
Model | They want to clear the prisoners | |
Example | "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" | |
Synonyms | acquit, assoil, discharge, exonerate, exculpate | |
Entails | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
Narrower | purge | Clear of a charge |
vindicate | Clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof | |
whitewash | exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data | |
Broader | pronounce, label, judge | pronounce judgment on |
Opposite | convict | Find or declare guilty |
Spanish | absolver, descargar, exculpar, exonerar | |
Catalan | descarregar, exculpar, exonerar | |
Nouns | clear | the state of being free of suspicion |
clearing | the act of freeing from suspicion |
Meaning | Settle, as of a debt. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "clear a debt" | |
Synonym | solve | |
Broader | settle, square off, square up, determine | Settle conclusively |
Spanish | saldar |
Meaning | make clear, bright / bright, light, or translucent. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The water had to be cleared through filtering" | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | aclarar, clarificar, despejar | |
Catalan | aclarir, clarificar, descongestionar, desobstruir, eixarmar, eixermar, esbardissar, retirar | |
Nouns | clearing | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid / liquid |
Meaning | Rid of instructions or data. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "clear a memory buffer" | |
Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
Broader | empty | make void or empty of contents |
Meaning | Remove (people) from a building. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat" | |
Broader | take out, move out, remove | Cause to leave |
Similar to | clear | Remove the occupants of |
Meaning | Remove the occupants of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Clear the building" | |
Broader | empty | make void or empty of contents |
Similar to | clear | Remove (people) from a building |
Meaning | Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "Clear the throat" | |
Synonym | clear up | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Spanish | aclarar, clarificar, despejar, retirar, solucionar | |
Catalan | aclarir, clarificar, enretirar, resoldre, solucionar |
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