CLEANSING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of making something clean
   Synonym(s)
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he gave his shoes a good cleaning
   Hypernyms(s) cleansing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • improvement (what does improvement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disinfestation (what does disinfestation mean?)
   • spring-cleaning (what does spring-cleaning mean?)
   • scrub (what does scrub mean?)
   • scrubbing (what does scrubbing mean?)
   • scouring (what does scouring mean?)
   • dry cleaning (what does dry cleaning mean?)
   • sweeping (what does sweeping mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   • purification (what does purification mean?)
   • sterilization (what does sterilization mean?)
   • sterilisation (what does sterilisation mean?)
   • sanitation (what does sanitation mean?)
   • sanitization (what does sanitization mean?)
   • sanitisation (what does sanitisation mean?)
   • depilation (what does depilation mean?)
   • epilation (what does epilation mean?)
   • washup (what does washup mean?)
   • bathing (what does bathing mean?)
   • housecleaning (what does housecleaning mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • clean up (what does clean up mean?)
   • cleanse (what does cleanse mean?)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   • houseclean (what does houseclean mean?)
   • clean house (what does clean house mean?)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   • make clean (what does make clean mean?)
   • scavenge (what does scavenge mean?)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   • cleanse (what does cleanse mean?)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)

CLEANSING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • acting like an antiseptic
   Synonym(s)
   • purifying (what does purifying mean?)
   Similar To
   • antiseptic (what does antiseptic mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cleansing the body by washing
   • especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
   Synonym(s)
   • ablutionary (what does ablutionary mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • ablutionary rituals
   Similar To
   • purifying (what does purifying mean?)