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clean as a whistle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
clean as a whis-tle
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very clean.

adj

Completely innocent; beyond moral reproach.

Phrases

clear as a bell

Frequently Paired Words

clear as a bell

Synonyms

clean as a bean clean as a hound's tooth clean as a new penny clean as a new pin clean clean as a whistle immaculate pristine spick-and-span spotless squeaky clean stainless

Questions

What does clean as a whistle mean?
Very clean.

How to pronounce clean as a whistle

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