CLEANSING
cleansing, purifying
(adjective) acting like an antiseptic
ablutionary, cleansing
(adjective) cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; “ablutionary rituals”
cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
(noun) the act of making something clean; “he gave his shoes a good cleaning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
cleansing (comparative more cleansing, superlative most cleansing)
That cleanses.
Synonyms
• detergent (uncommon); smectic (rare)
Noun
cleansing (countable and uncountable, plural cleansings)
The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
Verb
cleansing
present participle of cleanse
Anagrams
• cleanings, enscaling
Source: Wiktionary
CLEANSE
Cleanse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cleansed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleansing.] Etym: [AS. clænsian, fr. clæne clean. See Clean.]
Definition: To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean. If we walk in the light . . . the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John i. 7. Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the suffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
17 May 2025
ANTHOZOAN
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
Do you know this game?
Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins