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clearance
  1. The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared
  2. The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine
  3. The height or width of a tunnel, bridge or other passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage; a gap, headroom.
  4. A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.
  5. A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information.
  6. A permission to use something, usually intellectual property, that is legally, but not otherwise, protected.
  7. A sale of merchandise at a reduced price.
  8. (banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
  9. (medicine) The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.
  10. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.
  11. (soccer) The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.
  12. (chess) Removal of pieces from a rank, file or diagonal so that a bishop, rook or queen is free to move along it.
  13. Clear or net profit.
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  15. Examples:
    1. “The clearance of the local population to make way for sheep followed and caused the reorganization and resettlement of the Highlands.”
      “Their construction has involved the mass clearance of trees from the local forests.”
      “The trestle was only about twenty feet over the railroad tracks, so there was not much clearance above passing freight cars.”
clearing
  1. The act or process of making or becoming clear.
  2. An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
  3. An open space in the fog etc.
  4. (banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
  5. (telecommunications) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
  6. (Britain) The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
  7. (soccer) The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “She saw herself running down the path to the green clearing in the alder grove near the river, where they used to wash clothes.”
      “The thick woods parted to reveal an immense clearing in the forest, encircled by a high stone wall.”
      “Appeals in a not-guilty finding can create a hostile environment for the accused and result in a retrial, despite the accused's clearing of wrongdoing initially.”
clearness
  1. (obsolete) Brightness, brilliancy. [14th-17th c.]
  2. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc. [from 16th c.]
  3. The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. [from 17th c.]
  4. The state of being free from obstruction or interference. [from 17th c.]
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Anglers tell us that the clearness of the lake waters and the peculiar wariness of the trout in this area combine to present a real challenge.”
      “Added to that accomplishment is a clearness in expression which arises partly, perhaps, out of a legal mind and legal training.”
      “This is achieved only by attaining a position of clearness and emptiness of mind.”
clarifier
  1. One who, or that which, clarifies.
  2. A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted.
  3. (cartomancy) An additional card used to enhance or explain the primary cards in a spread.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The clarifier effectively removes dirt and oil from the skin, leaving it refreshed and pure.”
      “Taken internally, the balsam of tolu was described as a blood clarifier and systemic cleanser.”
      “Settled sewage, mixed with fresh sludge that is recirculated from the secondary clarifier, is introduced into the aeration tank.”
clarification
  1. The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
  2. The act of freeing from obscurities.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Third, an 11-page section of endnotes is included to explain abbreviations or items in the text that require further clarification.”
      “In addition, the relationship between international or cosmopolitan outlooks, national attitudes, and local patriotism needs clarification.”
      “For clarification, Teresa was explaining to the class that they were going to be like marionettes hanging by the strings.”
clearer
  1. Someone who or something which clears.
    1. (mining) An unskilled labourer who clears away the rubbish etc.
  2. A tool by which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished.
clear
  1. (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
  2. (cryptology) State of being unenciphered. (In the clear: Not enciphered.)
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clarity
  1. The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The administration has enunciated this position with admirable clarity.”
      “For him, virtuosity per se is not so important as the quality and clarity of sound.”
      “The brilliant blue color and the unusual clarity of the water are characteristic of the most beautiful of the springs.”
clearage
  1. (archaic) The act of clearing or removing; clearance
  2. Examples:
    1. “In the case of PAMREX covers, leave a clearage space under the hinge box.”
      “The landward approaches would require considerable clearage of trees and an extensive trestle ramp.”
clearcut
  1. (forestry) The area of the forest cleared of trees.
clearheadedness
  1. The quality of being clearheaded.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “His forbearance and clearheadedness could serve as an example for America as it confronts its drug problem.”
      “But who said heroes were about realism or clearheadedness?”
      “She has clearheadedness and a will to help him get better, and is just extraordinary.”
claritude
  1. (obsolete) clarity; splendour
clearedness
  1. The quality of being cleared.
clarifications
  1. plural of clarification
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The story is largely a wasted opportunity to elicit clarifications of ambiguities and contradictions.”
      “It was a kite-flying exercise, of course, and various denials, bouts of backtracking and clarifications ensued.”
      “Churchill's clarifications and emendations, convincing or otherwise, are not likely to mollify his opponents.”
clarifiers
  1. plural of clarifier
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  3. Examples:
    1. “There was a carry-over of sediment from the clarifiers into the River Nore.”
      “This decomposes the saccharate of lime, which has been formed in consequence of the large excess of lime added to the clarifiers.”
      “The company has a new 500 series of separators and clarifiers that are USDA accepted and have the highest capacity throughput in the market today.”
claritudes
  1. plural of claritude
clearances
  1. plural of clearance
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Worst hit by the land clearances are the indigenous tribes that have lived for thousands of years in the forests.”
      “Prior to that it was common to find records of the foundation of new settlements and associated land clearances for arable fields.”
      “City's third skipper of the current campaign capped an aggressive display with a number of fine clearances and his first goal of the season.”
clearnesses
clearcuts
  1. plural of clearcut
  2. Examples:
    1. “Whether they're bunny slopes or double-black-diamonds, ski runs are permanent clearcuts.”
      “When the clouds lift, you can see a patchwork of clearcuts and roads carved into the slopes.”
      “Sadly, that's not the case, as is shown by the scars of clearcuts and logging roads on our 191 million acres of national forests.”
clearings
  1. plural of clearing
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In other words, it's a type of animal that prefers a forest with clearings to larger, unbroken tracts of old growth.”
      “Have they vanished along with footpaths, with grasslands and clearings, with nature?”
      “They are common in forest clearings, wetlands, edges, residential areas, orchards, and stands of Russian olive.”
clearages
  1. plural of clearage
clearers
  1. plural of clearer
clarities
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