Definition of Housecleaning

1. Noun. (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions. "Many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"

Generic synonyms: Reform
Language type: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope

2. Noun. The act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house. "Efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
Generic synonyms: Cleaning, Cleansing, Cleanup
Derivative terms: Houseclean

Definition of Housecleaning

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Housecleaning

houseboy
houseboys
housebreak
housebreaker
housebreakers
housebreaking
housebreakings
housebreaks
housebroke
housebroken
housebuilder
housecarl
housecarls
houseclean
housecleaned
housecleaning (current term)
housecleanings
housecleans
housecoat
housecoats
housecraft
housed
housedog
housedress
housedresses
housefather
housefathers
houseflies
houseflies
housefly

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