klɪə(ɹ) klɪɹ dɪsˈtɪŋkt ˈtɹɛnʃənt remove all the trees at one time clear-cut an acre of forest clearly or sharply defined to the mind clear-cut evidence of tampering Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct … intentions of conquest trenchant distinctions between right and wrong 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 having had all the trees removed at one time clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion