Collocations for clean - adj.
VERBS
be, look, seem, smell
The room smelled clean and fresh.
The room smelled clean and fresh.
stay
The bathroom doesn''t stay clean for long.
The bathroom doesn''t stay clean for long.
brush sth, get sth, scrape sth, scrub sth, wipe sth
scrubbing the floor to get it clean She wiped all the surfaces clean.
scrubbing the floor to get it clean She wiped all the surfaces clean.
leave sth
Please leave the kitchen clean.
Please leave the kitchen clean.
keep sth
You''re supposed to keep your room clean.
You''re supposed to keep your room clean.
ADV.
extremely, very | spotlessly
The whole house was spotlessly clean.
The whole house was spotlessly clean.
almost, nearly
It''s almost clean. I''ve just got to wipe the table.
It''s almost clean. I''ve just got to wipe the table.
fairly, pretty, quite
PHRASES
clean and tidy
Is your room clean and tidy now?
Is your room clean and tidy now?
lovely and clean
The water was lovely and clean.
The water was lovely and clean.