Clean and Soil

Clean

Clean verb - To remove the dirt from.
Usage example: we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity

Soil is an antonym for clean in topics: cleanse, uncluttered.

Nearby Words: clear, cleaned, cleanup, clearing, cleanly

Soil

Soil verb - To make dirty.
Usage example: oil and grease soiled the mechanic's shirt

Clean is an antonym for soil in topics: dirty, make dirty.

Nearby Words: soiled, soiling, soilage, soilless

Common collocations

name clean name soil name
time clean time soil time
sword clean sword soil sword
hands clean hands soil hands

Both words in one sentence

  • Roleplay / Syrellia The Illudoi aren't too worried about pollution, though, because the Halaian trees next door clean the air as well as the soil and water.
  • Web Video / Super Mario Logan Potty Failure: Jeffy tends to soil his pants all the time, and according to him, his diaper is still clean while his pants get dirty.
  • Literature / Urban Dragon It had operated for most of a century before it got shut down, and word on the street was that it would take at least another decade to clean up the poisoned soil.
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