cleaning
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of making something clean
he gave his shoes a good cleaning
Types & categories
- improvement hypernym
- disinfestation hyponym
- spring-cleaning hyponym
- scrubbing hyponym
- dry cleaning hyponym
- sweeping hyponym
- purging hyponym
- purification hyponym
- sterilization hyponym
- sanitization hyponym
- depilation hyponym
- washup hyponym
- housecleaning hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cleanse |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clean up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scavenge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clean |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clean |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | houseclean |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clean |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | improvement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disinfestation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spring-cleaning |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scrubbing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dry cleaning |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sweeping |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | purging |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | purification |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sterilization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sanitization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | depilation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | washup |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | housecleaning |