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clean as a new pin

clean as a new pin adjective: very clean.

Adjective

clean as a new pin (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very clean.

Synonyms of clean as a new pin

Questions about clean as a new pin

What does clean as a new pin mean?
Clean as a new pin means very clean.
What part of speech is clean as a new pin?
Clean as a new pin is an adjective.

Words near clean as a new pin in the dictionary

  1. clean and jerking
  2. clean and jerks
  3. clean as a bean
  4. clean as a hound's tooth
  5. clean as a new penny
  6. clean as a new pin
  7. clean as a whistle
  8. clean bill of health
  9. clean bills of health
  10. clean bomb
  11. clean bombs

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