consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"
the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear"
of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"
free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us"
free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day"
characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author"
clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern"
(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property"
easily deciphered
clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit"
affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside"
free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"
characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest"
remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"
remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer"
make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"
pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days"
clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"
free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"
lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite"
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
(of a current) flowing in one direction only; "direct current"
extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"; "direct vote"
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"
being an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident"
command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job"
a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"
progress by large jumps instead of small increments