Unscramble clearings

Definition of clearing

noun:

• a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area. Synonyms: glade.
• the act of freeing from suspicion.
• the act of removing solid particles from a liquid. Synonyms: clarification.

verb:

• rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk". Synonyms: clear, unclutter. Antonyms: clutter.
• make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest". Synonyms: clear.
• become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm". Synonyms: brighten, clear, clear up, light up. Antonyms: overcast.
• grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication", "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography". Synonyms: authorise, authorize, clear, pass.
• remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn", "Clear snow from the road". Synonyms: clear.
• go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House". Synonyms: clear, pass.
• be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days". Synonyms: clear. Antonyms: bounce.
• go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon". Synonyms: clear.
• pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops". Synonyms: clear, top.
• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?", "Clear up the question of who is at fault". Synonyms: clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out.
• free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock". Synonyms: clear.
• clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk". Synonyms: clear.
• yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million". Synonyms: clear, net.
• make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million". Synonyms: clear, net, sack, sack up.
• 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". Synonyms: bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in.
• sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars". Synonyms: clear.
• pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs". Synonyms: clear.
• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges". Synonyms: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate. Antonyms: convict.
• settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt", "solve an old debt". Synonyms: clear, solve.
• make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering". Synonyms: clear.
• rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer". Synonyms: clear.
• remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat". Synonyms: clear.
• remove the occupants of; "Clear the building". Synonyms: clear.
• free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat". Synonyms: clear, clear up.

Related words

approbate, approve, bare, bear, certificate, certify, clear, commission, declare, deforest, denudate, denude, disafforest, disforest, exoneration, formalise, formalize, gross, hop, licence, license, okay, pay, profit, purgation, purge, purging, sanction, strip, stump, validate, vindicate, vindication, whitewash, yield.

Words nearby

cleaning.

Rhymes with

appearing, bioengineering, cheering, disappearing, domineering, earring, electioneering, engineering, gearing, interfering, interfering, persevering, racketeering, rearing, searing, shearing, sneering, steering, tearing, veering.