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Definition of Cleaning
1. Noun. The act of making something clean. "He gave his shoes a good cleaning"
Generic synonyms: Improvement
Specialized synonyms: Disinfestation, Spring-cleaning, Scouring, Scrub, Scrubbing, Dry Cleaning, Sweeping, Purge, Purging, Purification, Sterilisation, Sterilization, Sanitation, Sanitisation, Sanitization, Depilation, Epilation, Bathing, Washup, Housecleaning
Derivative terms: Clean, Clean, Clean, Clean, Clean, Clean, Cleanse, Clean Up
Definition of Cleaning
1. n. The act of making clean.
Definition of Cleaning
1. Verb. (present participle of clean) ¹
2. Noun. (context: gerund of clean) A situation in which something is cleaned ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cleaning
1. clean [v] - See also: clean
Medical Definition of Cleaning
1. In dentistry, a procedure whereby accretions are removed from the teeth or from a dental prosthesis. See: dental prophylaxis. Ultrasonic cleaning, in dentistry, the use of a high-frequency vibrating point to remove deposits from tooth structure; also the process of cleaning dentures by placing them in a special liquid in a container that generates high-frequency vibrations. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cleaning
Literary usage of Cleaning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Women and the Trades,Pittsburgh,1907-1908 by Elizabeth Beardsley Butler (1909)
"CHAPTER XII DYEING AND cleaning THE dyeing and cleaning establishments, like the
laundries of Pittsburgh, owe their prosperity in part to mines and mills. ..."
2. Proceedings by Natural Gas Association of America, Modern Language Association of America (1921)
"A man who.is engaged in running a string of cleaning out tools should provide
... In cleaning out old wells, it is often a difficult matter to tell just ..."
3. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1914)
"A special committee of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment worked with the
Commissioner of Street cleaning during 1913 to revise the proposal for ..."
4. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"Rinse the potty with water from a sink used only for custodial cleaning. ...
cleaning AND DISINFECTION Keeping the child care environment clean and orderly ..."
5. Metals in America's Historic Buildings: Uses and Preservation Treatments by Margot Gayle, John G. Waite (1992)
"cleaning methods in preparation for painting can be divided into three ...
Another more delicate method of cleaning some of the harder metals is glass-bead ..."
6. A Bibliography of Municipal Government in the United States by William Bennett Munro (1915)
"Select list of references on methods of street cleaning. Washington, 1910. 4 pp.
... References on street cleaning and refuse disposal. Washington, 1912. ..."
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