I.
noun
Clean is used after these nouns: ↑ spring
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ effectively , well
▪
This product ~s baths very effectively.
▪ easily
▪
Ceramic tiles can be easily ~ed.
▪ properly , thoroughly
▪
I ~ the house thoroughly once a week.
▪ carefully , gently
▪
He gently ~ed the wound and dressed it.
▪ out , up
▪
I ~ed out all the cupboards.
PREPOSITION
▪ away
▪
She wiped her foot to ~ away the blood.
▪ from , off
▪
I ~ed the mud off the kitchen floor.
▪ with
▪
Clean the glass with a soft cloth.
PHRASES
▪ freshly ~ed
▪
The freshly ~ed windows sparkled.
▪ need ~ing
▪
Your shoes need ~ing!
Clean is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ apartment , ↑ bathroom , ↑ blackboard , ↑ brush , ↑ carpet , ↑ chimney , ↑ closet , ↑ contact lens , ↑ cut , ↑ desk , ↑ dish , ↑ ear , ↑ exterior , ↑ fish , ↑ floor , ↑ glass , ↑ glasses , ↑ graffiti , ↑ house , ↑ nail , ↑ oven , ↑ painting , ↑ plate , ↑ room , ↑ shoe , ↑ stall , ↑ tank , ↑ tooth , ↑ window , ↑ windscreen , ↑ wing , ↑ wound
III.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be , look , seem , smell
▪
The room smelled ~ and fresh.
▪ stay
▪
The bathroom doesn't stay ~ for long.
▪ brush sth , get sth , scrape sth , scrub sth , wash , wipe sth
▪
I scrubbed the floor to get it ~.
▪
She wiped all the surfaces ~.
▪ leave sth
▪
Please leave the kitchen ~.
▪ keep sth
▪
You're supposed to keep your room ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ completely , perfectly , totally
▪ reasonably , relatively
▪ immaculately , spotlessly
▪
The whole house was spotlessly ~.
▪ almost , nearly
▪
It's almost ~. I just have to wipe the table.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and tidy ( esp. BrE ), neat and ~ ( AmE )
▪
His room is always ~ and tidy/neat and ~.
▪ lovely and ~ ( BrE ), nice and ~
▪
The water was lovely and ~.
Clean is used with these nouns: ↑ air , ↑ bandage , ↑ break , ↑ catch , ↑ clothes , ↑ coal , ↑ conscience , ↑ copy , ↑ cut , ↑ dish , ↑ dressing , ↑ driving licence , ↑ election , ↑ electricity , ↑ energy , ↑ environment , ↑ fight , ↑ floor , ↑ fuel , ↑ fun , ↑ hand , ↑ handkerchief , ↑ image , ↑ kill , ↑ kitchen , ↑ laundry , ↑ linen , ↑ look , ↑ nappy , ↑ needle , ↑ pair , ↑ plate , ↑ rag , ↑ record , ↑ room , ↑ shave , ↑ sheet , ↑ shirt , ↑ shot , ↑ sock , ↑ sound , ↑ straw , ↑ street , ↑ syringe , ↑ towel , ↑ underwear , ↑ water , ↑ window , ↑ wound
IV.
adv.
Clean is used with these verbs: ↑ forget