Clear
Clear verb - To remove usually visible impurities from.
Usage example: cleared the car windows
Wash
Wash verb - To flow along or against.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- She meant "wash my back" which is clear enough from context, but the choice of words easily will make the readers imagine other things...
Source: Radar / Anime and Manga - Your heart will soar every time you cleanse a cursed area and see beautiful flowers and clear water wash away the evil.
Source: Catharsis Factor -
When it became clear that the story was of two people building a sandcastle on the beach, the most common prediction was that upon finishing the sandcastle the tide would wash it away and the scene loop to the beginning, forming a metaphor of some sort.
Source: Webcomic / xkcd
Cite this Source
Wash and Clear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/wash
Clear & Wash. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/wash>.
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