clearing
Other forms: clearings
A clearing is an area that's open, with no trees, especially one in the middle of the woods or that's been cleared for planting. A clearing at the edge of the forest is a nice place to build a cabin.
The noun clearing is a good way to describe an open place in the midst of dense growth, like a field or a glade in a forest. Some clearings are created deliberately for cultivating crops or building houses, while others come naturally from fires or droughts. This word first appeared in American English around 1818.
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a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded areasynonyms: glade
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the act of freeing from suspiciontypes:whitewasha specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defectspurificationthe act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansingjustificationthe act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoningrehabilitationvindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputationtype of:
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the act of removing solid particles from a liquidsynonyms: clarificationtype of:improvementthe act of improving something
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