Akademik

cleaning

noun

the act of making something clean (Freq. 13)

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he gave his shoes a good cleaning

• Syn: ↑cleansing, ↑cleanup

• Derivationally related forms: ↑clean up (for: ↑cleanup), ↑cleanse (for: ↑cleansing), ↑clean

• Hypernyms: ↑improvement

• Hyponyms:

↑disinfestation, ↑spring-cleaning, ↑scrub, ↑scrubbing, ↑scouring, ↑dry cleaning, ↑sweeping, ↑purge, ↑purging, ↑purification, ↑sterilization, ↑sterilisation, ↑sanitation, ↑sanitization, ↑sanitisation, ↑depilation, ↑epilation, ↑washup, ↑bathing, ↑housecleaning

Useful english dictionary. 2012.