| query | A c____ colour is bright and strong.A clear colour is bright and strong. He has clear blue eyes and a dazzling smile. |
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| word | clear |
| full-definition | adjective Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear. The book is clear, readable and adequately illustrated. The space telescope has taken the clearest pictures ever of Pluto. He repeated his answer, this time in a clear, firm tone of voice. Whales journey up the coast of Africa, clearly visible from the beach. It was important for children to learn to express themselves clearly. Something that is clear is obvious and impossible to be mistaken about. It was a clear case of homicide. The clear message of the scientific reports is that there should be a drastic cut in car use. A spokesman said the British government's position is perfectly clear. It became clear that I hadn't been able to convince Mike. It's not clear whether the incident was an accident or deliberate. Clearly, the police cannot break the law in order to enforce it. The London stock market clearly believes that the banks will cut their loan rates. If you are clear about something, you understand it completely. It is important to be clear about what Chomsky is doing here. He is not entirely clear on how he will go about it. People use scientific terms with no clear idea of their meaning. If your mind or your way of thinking is clear, you are able to think sensibly and reasonably, and you are not affected by confusion or by a drug such as alcohol. She needed a clear head to carry out her instructions. The only time I can think clearly is when I'm alone. A clear substance is one which you can see through and which has no colour, like clean water. ...a clear glass panel. ...a clear gel. The water is clear and plenty of fish are visible. A clear colour is bright and strong. He has clear blue eyes and a dazzling smile. If a surface, place, or view is clear, it is free of unwanted objects or obstacles . The runway is clear–go ahead and land. All exits must be kept clear in case of fire or a bomb scare. Caroline prefers her worktops to be clear of clutter. The windows will allow a clear view of the beach. If it is a clear day or if the sky is clear, there is no mist, rain, or cloud. On a clear day you can see the French coast. The winter sky was clear. Clear eyes look healthy, attractive, and shining . ...clear blue eyes. Her eyes were clear and steady. If your skin is clear, it is healthy and free from spots. If you say that your conscience is clear, you mean you do not think you have done anything wrong. Mr Garcia said his conscience was clear over the jail incidents. I can look back on things with a clear conscience. I did everything I could. If something or someone is clear of something else, it is not touching it or is a safe distance away from it. As soon as he was clear of the terminal building he looked round. She placed a towel on a cluster of rocks just clear of the tidemark. He lifted him clear of the deck with one arm. verb To clear your mind or your head means to free it from confused thoughts or from the effects of a drug such as alcohol. He walked up Fifth Avenue to clear his head. Our therapists will show you how to clear your mind of worries. When you clear an area or place or clear something from it, you remove things from it that you do not want to be there. To clear the land and harvest the bananas they decided they needed to hire specialist machinery. Stewart was trying to clear a path for the stretcher. Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke. Firefighters were still clearing rubble from apartments damaged at the scene of the attack. If something or someone clears the way or the path for something to happen, they make it possible. The Prime Minister resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government. A court in Berlin has dropped the charges against him, clearing the way for him to leave Germany. When fog or mist clears, it gradually disappears. The early morning mist had cleared. If an animal or person clears an object or clears a certain height, they jump over the object, or over something that height, without touching it. He was the first vaulter to clear 6.00 metres. When a bank clears a cheque or when a cheque clears, the bank agrees to pay the sum of money mentioned on it. Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque. Allow time for the cheque to clear. If a course of action is cleared, people in authority give permission for it to happen. Linda Gradstein has this report from Jerusalem, which was cleared by an Israeli censor. Within an hour, the helicopter was cleared for take-off. Some of the pesticides found were not cleared for use in Britain. If someone is cleared, they are proved to be not guilty of a crime or mistake. She was cleared of murder and jailed for just five years for manslaughter. In a final effort to clear her name, Eunice has written a book. adverb If you drive clear to a place, especially a place that is far away, you go all the way there without delays . After that they drove clear over to St Paul. |
| inflections | clearerclearestclearsclearingclearedclearlyclearlyclearly |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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