n. the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear"

n. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

n. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

n. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

v. act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

v. behave in a certain way; "make merry"

v. gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"

v. form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"

v. constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"

v. be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"

v. to compile a multi-module program

v. make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"

v. pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"

v. free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"

v. give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

v. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"

v. make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"

v. create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

v. cut away

v. institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

v. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"

v. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

v. act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"

v. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

v. of the sky

v. wipe out magnetically recorded information

v. pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"

v. make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"

adv. "She cried loud and clear"

adv. "There were open fields clear to the horizon"

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"

adj. free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day"

adj. free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"

adj. clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit"

adj. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

adj. of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"

adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property"

adj. freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"

adj. well articulated or enunciated: "intelligible pronunciation"

v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

v. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

v. go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

v. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

v. cut a female screw thread with a tap

v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

v. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

v. straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"

v. make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

v. make up something artificial or untrue

v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

v. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

v. create again

v. form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"

v. succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

v. of gases

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

v. remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

v. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

v. to bring out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"

adj. well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation"

adj. capable of being apprehended or understood

adj. capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"

adj. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"

adj. easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"

adj. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

adj. thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"

adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"

adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"

adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"

adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"

adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

adj. conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"

adj. free from dirt or stain: "pristine mountain snow"; "the unsullied splendor of eternal youth"- Oscar Wilde; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L. P. Smith

adj. well articulated or enunciated: "intelligible pronunciation"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

v. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

v. put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"

adj. capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"

adj. precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"

adj. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

adj. free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"

adj. having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining morning"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny"

adj. free from clouds; "under a cloudless sky"

adj. completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue sea"

adj. free from confinement or physical restraint

adj. free from constraint; "he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society"; "the dog was unconstrained"; "idle, unconstrained gossip"

adj. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

adj. not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"

adj. (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom

adj. free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"

adj. set free as from prison or duty

adj. having become freed from entanglement; disengaged

adj. free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle"

adj. (sports) free of hindrance: "after eluding the tacklers he was in the clear"

adj. not attending school and therefore free to work; "opportunities for out-of-school youth"

adj. not held in check or subject to control; "unhampered dissemination of news"; "this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism"

adj. free of restrictions on conduct; "I had unrestricted access"

adj. (of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes

adj. used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of other organisms; "an axenic culture"

adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"

adj. free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"

adj. as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"

adj. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"

adj. made pure

adj. not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"

adj. free from admixture; "unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure"

adj. (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks

adj. of reputation; "his unsullied name"; "an untarnished reputation"

adj. suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"

adj. resembling or reminiscent of silver; "a soft silvern voice"; "singing in her silvery tones"

adj. capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

adj. capable of being apprehended or understood

adj. capable of being known

adj. not confined or limited; "the gift of a fresh eye and an untrammeled curiosity"- Russell Lord; "the untrammeled rush that the snows had shown in the first spring sun"- Farley Mowat

adj. not encumbered with a physical burden or load

adj. freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"

adj. declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"

adj. free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

v. pay out; "spend money"

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

v. deprive of certain characteristics

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

v. fill a space in a disorderly way

v. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

v. become overcast; "the sky clouded over"

v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

v. register electronically; "They recorded her singing"

v. to restore the last deletion

adj. not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

adj. causing bafflement; "the play was at the same time a bewildering and an exciting experience"

adj. vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"

adj. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

adj. not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"

adj. indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"

adj. (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

adj. lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"

adj. not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"

adj. (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

adj. obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window"

adj. full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"

adj. lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

adj. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"