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cleary

cleary noun: a clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design.

Noun

cleary (plural clearies)

  1. A clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design.

Proper noun capitalized: Cleary

Cleary (countable and uncountable, plural Clearys)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A census-designated place in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A ghost town in Livingston County, Missouri, United States.

cleary meaning in Tamil

cleary in Tamil

எல்லே

Forms of cleary

Noun
pluralclearies
alternative formclearie
Proper noun
pluralClearys
alternative formClery

Origin of cleary

From clear + -y.

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cléirigh (“descendant of the cleric”), from cléireach (“cleric”).

Questions about cleary

What does cleary mean?
Cleary means a clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design.
What is cleary in Tamil?
Cleary in Tamil is எல்லே. See Cleary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cleary?
Cleary can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of cleary?
The plural of cleary is clearies.

Words near cleary in the dictionary

  1. clearweb
  2. clearweed
  3. clearweeds
  4. clearwing
  5. clearwings
  6. cleary
  7. Clearys
  8. cleat
  9. cleated
  10. cleating
  11. Cleaton

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