clearing

/'kliəriɳ/

Thân thiện

A deer steps cautiously into a sunlit clearing in the forest.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of removing solid particles from a liquid: The process of making a liquid clear or pure by removing impurities or sediment. 2. The act of freeing from suspicion: The action of proving someone is innocent or removing doubts about their guilt. 3. A tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area: An open area within a forest where trees are absent or sparse.

Examples of Usage

• Meaning 1 (Act of removing particles):
  • The clearing of the muddy water took several hours using a fine filter.
  • After the clearing process, the wine was ready for bottling.
• Meaning 2 (Freeing from suspicion):
  • The new evidence led to the clearing of the accused man's name.
  • She sought a public clearing of her reputation after the false allegations.
• Meaning 3 (Open area in a forest):
  • We set up our camp in a small, sunny clearing in the woods.
  • Deer often graze in the forest clearing at dawn.

Advanced Usage

• "In the clearing": A phrase used to describe being in or at an open area within a forest.
  • A lone cabin stood in the clearing.
• "Clearing of the air": An idiom related to the second meaning, referring to the resolution of misunderstandings or tensions.
  • Their meeting was necessary for a clearing of the air between the two departments.

Variants and Related Words

• Clear (verb): To make or become clear, to remove obstacles, or to free from blame.
  • The sky cleared after the storm.
  • The investigation cleared him of any wrongdoing.
• Clearance (noun): Official authorization, the process of clearing, or the distance between objects.
  • security clearance, clearance sale, bridge clearance

Synonyms

• For Meaning 1 (Act of removing particles): Purification, filtration, clarification.
• For Meaning 2 (Freeing from suspicion): Vindication, exoneration, acquittal.
• For Meaning 3 (Open area in a forest): Glade, opening, dell.

Related Phrases

• Clearing house:
  • A financial institution where checks and bills are exchanged and settled.

    • The check was processed through the national clearing house.
  • A central agency for the collection, classification, and distribution of information.

    • The organization acts as a clearing house for environmental data.
• Clearing account (Finance): A temporary account used to hold funds or summarize transactions before they are transferred to a permanent account.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
2. the act of freeing from suspicion
3. a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

Từ đồng nghĩa

• clarification
• glade