Pronunciation: /əz kliːn əz ə pɪn/əz ə haʊndz tuːθ/
noun a person, place, thing, or idea; 'pin' and 'hound's tooth' are the nouns in the phrase
A1 My grandmother's house is always as clean as a new pin.
A2 The hotel room was as clean as a hound's tooth when we arrived.
B1 The kitchen was scrubbed until it was as clean as a new pin.
B2 The car had been detailed and was as clean as a hound's tooth.
C1 The laboratory was kept as clean as a new pin to ensure accurate results.
C2 The surgical instruments were sterilized and as clean as a hound's tooth before the operation.
adjective describing the cleanliness of something
A1 My room is as clean as a new pin.
A2 She always keeps her car as clean as a hound's tooth.
B1 The kitchen was left as clean as a new pin after the party.
B2 The hotel room was as clean as a hound's tooth when we arrived.
C1 The laboratory must be kept as clean as a new pin at all times.
C2 The restaurant kitchen is always as clean as a hound's tooth due to strict hygiene standards.
adverb modifying the adjective 'clean', indicating the degree of cleanliness
A1 She cleaned her room as clean as a new pin.
A2 The car was spotless, as clean as a hound's tooth.
B1 The kitchen was left as clean as a new pin after the party.
B2 The hotel room was immaculate, as clean as a hound's tooth.
C1 The laboratory was kept as clean as a new pin to ensure accuracy in the experiments.
C2 The surgery room was maintained as clean as a hound's tooth to prevent infections.
conjunction connecting the two similes 'as clean as a pin' and 'as clean as a hound's tooth'
A1 She always keeps her room as clean as a new pin.
A2 The car was spotless, as clean as a hound's tooth.
B1 The kitchen was scrubbed clean, as clean as a new pin.
B2 The hotel room was immaculate, as clean as a hound's tooth.
C1 The laboratory was maintained as clean as a new pin at all times.
C2 The surgical equipment was sterilized to be as clean as a hound's tooth before each procedure.
article a determiner used before a noun to specify or limit it
A1 My room is as clean as a new pin.
A2 She always keeps her car as clean as a hound's tooth.
B1 The kitchen was scrubbed until it was as clean as a new pin.
B2 The report was meticulously organized, as clean as a hound's tooth.
C1 The laboratory was kept as clean as a new pin to ensure accurate results.
C2 Her attention to detail was evident in the presentation, as clean as a hound's tooth.
formal After the thorough cleaning, the laboratory was as clean as a new pin.
informal Wow, your car is as clean as a hound's tooth! Did you just get it detailed?
slang I scrubbed that kitchen until it was as clean as a pin!
figurative Her record was as clean as a hound's tooth, with no blemishes or mistakes.
was/were as clean as a pin/as a hound's tooth
are as clean as pins/as hound's teeth
cleaner than a pin/than a hound's tooth
cleanest of all pins/of all hound's teeth
is/are as clean as a pin/as a hound's tooth
will be as clean as a pin/as a hound's tooth
has/have been as clean as a pin/as a hound's tooth
is/are being as clean as a pin/as a hound's tooth
is as clean as a pin/as a hound's tooth
as clean as a pin/as a hound's tooth
to be as clean as a pin/as a hound's tooth
being as clean as a pin/as a hound's tooth
cleaned as a pin/as a hound's tooth