clearing
noun
1. a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
Similar word(s): glade
Definition categories: location, parcel, tract
2. the act of freeing from suspicion
Definition categories: act, freeing, liberation, release
3. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
Similar word(s): clarification
Definition categories: act, improvement
verb
1. present participle of clear