Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| abluent | a cleanser or cleansing product. |
| abluted | washed clean. |
| ablution | the act of washing one's body or part of it. |
| ablutionary | relating to the act of ablution. |
| absterge | to wipe clean, expunge. |
| abstergent | serving to cleanse, detergent; (noun) an abstergent substance. |
| abstersion | the act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. |
| abstersive | serving to cleanse or purge; (noun) an abstersive substance. |
| aerotone | a type of deep bath with jets of compressed air to massage the body. |
| balneation | the act of bathing. |
| bath | water for immersing the body; (verb) to take a bath. |
| bathcube | a fragrant cube for dissolving in a bath. |
| bathe | to wash. |
| bathwater | the water in a bath. |
| baye | (Spenser) to bathe. |
| beadblast | a jet of small glass beads blown under pressure; (verb) to clean with such a jet. |
| bescour | to scour thoroughly. |
| besom | a broom, esp one made of twigs; (verb) to sweep with a besom. |
| bodywash | a liquid product for cleansing the body. |
| broom | a long-handled domestic sweeping brush; a shrub (verb) to sweep with a broom |
| buffable | that can be buffed. |
| cam | an irregular projection on a revolving shaft or rotating cylinder; (verb) to whiten with camstone. |
| catharise | to render absolutely clean; to purge. |
| catharize | to render absolutely clean; to purge. |
| cathartical | cleansing, purifying. |
| cathartically | (Adv.) CATHARTICAL, cleansing, purifying. |
| clay | earth in very fine particles (verb) to purify (eg sugar) with clay |
| clean | free from dirt or stain (verb) to rid of dirt or stain |
| cleanable | able to be cleaned. |
| cleaner | one that cleans. |
| cleanhanded | with clean hands. |
| cleanish | somewhat clean. |
| cleanlily | (Adv.) CLEANLY, habitually clean. |
| cleanliness | the state of being cleanly. |
| cleanly | habitually clean. |
| cleanness | the state of being clean. |
| cleanout | the act of cleaning something out. |
| cleansable | capable of being cleansed. |
| cleanse | to clean. |
| cleanser | one that cleanses. |
| dentifrice | a powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth; tooth powder. |
| depurate | to purify. |
| depurator | one who, or that which, cleanses. |
| depuratory | tending to depurate or cleanse. |
| detergence | a cleansing quality. |
| detergency | a cleansing quality. |
| detergent | a cleansing agent. |
| deterger | one that deterges. |
| detersion | the act of cleaning. |
| detersive | cleansing; (noun) a detergent. |
| dishmop | a mop for cleaning dishes. |
| douche | a jet of water directed on to the body; (verb) to use a douche. |
| dustcloth | a cloth used for dusting. |
| embathe | (Arch.) to bathe. |
| emunge | (Obs.) to clean. |
| epurate | to purify. |
| fay | whimsical (noun) a fairy; (verb) to clean out esp a ditch |
| fey | foreseeing the future (verb) to clean out, esp a ditch |
| feyly | (Adv.) FEY, foreseeing the future. |
| formaline | a 40 per cent solution of formaldehyde in water, used as a disinfectant. |
| furbish | to rub or scour to brightness; as, to furbish a sword or spear. |
| glasscloth | a cloth for cleaning glass, which does not leave fibres behind. |
| groom | a person who looks after horses; (verb) to clean and care for. |
| hoover | (Tradename) a kind of vacuum cleaner; (verb) to vacuum clean using a Hoover. |
| imbathe | (Arch.) to bathe. |
| launder | to wash clothes. |
| launderer | one who launders. |
| lavation | the act of washing or cleansing. |
| lavational | relating to lavation. |
| lave | (Arch.) to wash, bathe. |
| lavement | a washing or bathing; a clyster. |
| liquitab | a plastic packet containing a portion of detergent for use in a washing machine or dishwasher. |
| mop | a sponge, etc., on a stick; (verb) to clean with a mop. |
| mopper | one who mops. |
| mouthwash | an antiseptic solution for cleansing the mouth and for gargling with. |
| mundification | the act of cleansing, purification. |
| mundificative | cleansing, purifying; (noun) a cleansing medicine or preparation. |
| mundify | to cleanse, purify. |
| overclean | to clean to excess. |
| oversuds | to form an excessive amount of suds. |
| penwiper | a piece of equipment for cleaning the ink from a pen. |
| perc | (Short for) perchloride, a chemical used in dry cleaning. |
| posh | smart, stylish (verb) to polish up |
| preclean | to clean in advance. |
| preen | to smooth or clean with the beak or tongue. |
| prerinse | a rinse beforehand; (verb) to rinse beforehand. |
| prewash | to wash beforehand. |
| pumice | an acid glassy lava so full of gas cavities that it floats in water; (verb) to smooth or clean with pumice-stone. |
| pure | free from stain (verb) to cleanse or refine; to treat with pure (dog faeces) |
| purely | (Adv.) PURE, free from stain. |
| purgation | the act of purging. |
| purgative | serving to purge (noun) a medicine that empties the intestines |
| purgatively | (Adv.) PURGATIVE, serving to purge. |
| purge | a purification, a purgative; (verb) to purify. |
| purger | one who purges. |
| purification | the act or an instance of purifying or of being purified. |
| purifier | one that purifies. |
| purify | to free from impurities. |
| purity | the quality of being pure. |
| rainwash | to wash with rain. |
| reclean | to clean again. |
| repolish | to polish again. |
| repure | to purify again. |
| rewash | to wash again. |
| rinsable | that can be rinsed. |
| rinse | to cleanse with clear water. |
| rinseable | that can be rinsed. |
| rinser | something or someone that rinses. |
| rinsible | that can be rinsed. |
| sapple | (Scots) to wash clothes by hand in soapy water. |
| scour | to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing. |
| scrub | stunted tres and bushes (verb) to rub hard in order to clean |
| shampoo | a preparation for cleaning the hair; (verb) to cleanse with a special preparation. |
| shinola | (Tradename) a kind of boot polish. |
| shoebrush | a brush for cleaning shoes. |
| sind | (Scots) to rinse, wash out. |
| sine | (Scots) to rinse, wash out. |
| sloosh | to wash or rinse with (usu. large quantities of) water or other liquid. |
| soap | a cleansing agent (verb) to treat with soap |
| soapflakes | small particles of solid soap or detergent used for washing clothes. |
| soogee | a solution of soap, soda etc. for cleaning the deck of a ship; (verb) to clean, wash with this solution. |
| soogie | a solution of soap, soda etc. for cleaning the deck of a ship; (verb) to clean, wash with this solution. |
| soojey | a solution of soap, soda etc. for cleaning the deck of a ship. |
| sponge | a mass of absorbent material (verb) to wipe with a sponge |
| squilgee | a scraping implement consisting of a rubber-edged blade attached to the end of a handle; (verb) to scrape with a squilgee. |
| suds | a soapy froth (verb) to foam up, to lather |
| sujee | a solution of soap, soda etc. for cleaning the deck of a ship. |
| superclean | exceptionally clean. |
| swab | a bit of cotton wool or the like for mopping up blood or discharges; (verb) to absorb or mop with a swab. |
| sweep | a swinging movement (verb) to clear or clean with a brush or broom |
| swill | to dash water over or around. |
| swob | a bit of cotton wool or the like for mopping up blood or discharges; (verb) to absorb or mop with a swob. |
| synd | (Scots) to rinse, wash out. |
| synding | the act of rinsing or washing out. |
| syne | (Scots) then; next; since; (verb) to rinse, wash out. |
| tersion | the act of wiping. |
| toothbrush | a brush for cleaning the teeth. |
| toothpaste | a paste for cleaning the teeth. |
| toothwash | a liquid preparation for cleaning the teeth. |
| towelette | a small usually pre-moistened piece of material eg for cleaning the hands. |
| ultraclean | very very clean. |
| uncleaned | not cleaned. |
| uncleansed | not cleansed. |
| vac | a vacation; (verb) to clean with a vacuum cleaner. |
| vituperator | one who vituperates. |
| wash | a broad thin layer of colour (verb) to cleanse by immersing in or applying a liquid ) WASHEN. |
| washability | the quality of being washable. |
| washable | that can be washed; (noun) something that can be washed without damage. |
| washball | a ball of toilet soap. |
| washcloth | a piece of cloth used in washing, a dishcloth. |
| washdown | the act of washing (oneself or something) down:. |
| washen | (PaP.) WASH, to cleanse by immersing in or applying a liquid. |
| washer | a ring, usually flat, of metal, rubber, etc, to keep joints or nuts secure, etc; (verb) to fit with a washer. |
| washrag | (US) a facecloth, a flannel. |
| washwipe | a mechanism for spraying and wiping a windscreen. |
| willy | a willow-basket; a willowing machine; (verb) to clean in a willowing machine. |
| wipe | to rub lightly in order to clean or dry. |