English Explanatory Dictionary

clean slate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fresh start.
  2. A slate on which the courses steered by a ship (and distances run) were recorded, but have been wiped clean after being entered in the log at the end of a watch.

Word forms

clean slate clean slates

Synonyms

new leaf new page new canvas new sheet blank slate blank canvas tabula rasa

Related words

wipe the slate clean

Derived words

start with a clean slate
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