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Definition of cleansing

"cleansing" in the noun sense

1. cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

the act of making something clean

"he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

"cleansing" in the verb sense

1. cleanse, clean

clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

"clean up before you see your grandparents"

"clean your fingernails before dinner"

2. cleanse

purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

"Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

"cleansing" in the adjective sense

1. ablutionary, cleansing

cleansing the body by washing especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

"ablutionary rituals"

2. cleansing, purifying

acting like an antiseptic

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for cleansing

Grief should be
Like joy, majestic, equable, sedate,
Conforming, cleansing, raising, making free. [ Aubrey de Vere (the younger) ]

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cleansing in Scrabble®

The word cleansing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters cleansing:

CLEANSING

(117)

CLEANSING

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cleansing

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cleansing

CLEANSING

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cleansing in Words With Friends™

The word cleansing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters cleansing:

CLEANSING

(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

angelic, canines, ceasing, genials, glances, lacings, lancing, leaning, leasing, lensing, scaling, sealing

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cleansing

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cleansing

CLEANSING

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LANCING

(116 = 81 + 35)

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Words within the letters of cleansing

2 letter words in cleansing (9 words)

ag ai an as el en in is la

3 letter words in cleansing (27 words)

ace age ail ais ale can cis els ens gal gas gel gin ice inn ins lag lea leg lie nag nil sac sag sea sic sin

4 letter words in cleansing (51 words)

5 letter words in cleansing (40 words)

6 letter words in cleansing (30 words)

aliens aligns angels angles canine caning casein casing clangs cleans clings easing ensign gaelic genial glance gleans inanes incase insane lacing lances ligase linage linens saline sienna signal silane single

7 letter words in cleansing (12 words)

angelic canines ceasing genials glances lacings lancing leaning leasing lensing scaling sealing

8 letter words in cleansing (4 words)

cleaning encasing leanings snagline

9 letter words in cleansing (Anagrams) (2 words)

cleanings cleansing

cleansing + 1 blank (3 words)

cleansings enclasping slackening

cleansing + 2 blanks (9 words)

angelicness changelings encapsuling lignocaines linecasting malignances recleansing springclean unceasingly

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Words containing the sequence cleansing

Words that start with cleansing (2 words)

cleansing cleansings

Words with cleansing in them (1 word)

cleansing

Words that end with cleansing (2 words)

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Word Growth involving cleansing

Shorter words in cleansing

an lean clean cleans

lea lean clean cleans

an lean leans cleans

lea lean leans cleans

in sin sing

Longer words containing cleansing

cleansings

recleansing