13
cleansing(noun, verb, adjective, shower, sponge)
7
purification(noun, offensive, removal, elimination, onslaught)
7
purifying(verb, adjective)
6
washing(noun, verb, adjective, shower, soaking)
6
janitorial
5
purging(noun, verb)
5
purgation(noun, cleanness, scrubbing, housework, spring-cleaning)
5
purge(noun, removal, elimination, expulsion, scrubbing)
5
tidying(noun, verb, scrubbing, housework, spring-cleaning)
5
wash(noun, shower, sponge, bath, rubbing)
4
cathartic(adjective, washing, purging)
4
clean(verb, adjective)
4
clearing(noun, verb)
4
laundering(noun, verb, shower, soaking, sponge)
4
refinement(noun, cleansing)
4
scouring(noun, verb, scrubbing, housework, spring-cleaning)
4
sweeping(noun, verb, scourings, smoking, sewing)
4
wiping
3
cleanup(noun, removal, elimination, expulsion)
3
ablution(noun, shower, cleanness, soaking, sponge)
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