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cleaner

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

clean·er / ˈklēnər/ • n. a person or thing that cleans something, in particular: ∎ a person employed to clean the interior of a building. ∎ (the cleaners) a place of business where clothes and fabrics are dry-cleaned: my suit's at the cleaners. ∎ a device for cleaning, such as a vacuum cleaner. ∎ a chemical substance used for cleaning: an oven cleaner. PHRASES: take someone to the cleaners inf. take all someone's money or possessions in a dishonest or unfair way.

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cleaner

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

cleaner •abstainer, arcana, campaigner, Cana, caner, cantilena, complainer, container, detainer, drainer, entertainer, explainer, Gaenor, gainer, Gaynor, grainer, Jena, Lena, maintainer, Marlene, N'Djamena, obtainer, ordainer, planar, planer, profaner, Rayner, retainer, scena, seiner, Sinn Feiner, strainer, sustainer, trainer, uniplanar •straightener •Adelina, Angelina, arena, Argentina, ballerina, Ballymena, Bettina, Bukovina, Burkina, cantina, Cartagena, casuarina, catena, Christina, cleaner, concertina, congener, contravener, convener, Cortina, demeanour (US demeanor), deus ex machina, duodena, Edwina, Ena, farina, Filipina, galena, Georgina, Gina, gleaner, hyena, Ina, intervener, kachina, kina, Magdalena, marina, Martina, Medina, Messalina, Messina, misdemeanour (US misdemeanor), Nina, novena, ocarina, Palestrina, Pasadena, Philomena, piscina, retsina, Rowena, Sabrina, scarlatina, screener, Selina, semolina, Seraphina, Serena, Sheena, signorina, sonatina, subpoena, Taormina, tsarina, verbena, vina, weaner, wiener, Wilhelmina, Zena •sweetener • pipecleaner

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