clear
/ˈklɪɚ/ adjective A2- Transparent in colour. · as clear as crystal
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured. · The windshield was clear and clean.· Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation.
- Free of obstacles. · The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.· the coast is clear
- Without clouds. · clear weather; a clear day
- Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood. · He gave clear instructions not to bother him at work.· She made it clear that she dislike me.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- Free of guilt, or suspicion. · a clear conscience
Comparative clearer · Superlative clearest
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The one is clear and firm.
How the talk got that way I canna think; but he had out a reflector lantern and a globe, and made it all clear in a minute.
During this conversation, Dantès, after having exchanged a cheerful shake of the hand with all his sympathizing friends, had surrendered himself to the officer sent to arrest him, merely saying, “Make yourselves quite easy, my good fellows, there is some little mistake to clear up, that’s all, depend upon it; and very likely I may not have to go so far as the prison to effect that.”
They left the cottage and walked through the trees until they found a little spring of clear water, where Dorothy drank and bathed and ate her breakfast.
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