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Housecleaning

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house. countable, uncountable

    "If you do not keep up with the housecleaning, you will soon have a huge mess."

  2. 2
    the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house wordnet
  3. 3
    (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of houseclean form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From house + cleaning.

Etymology 2

From houseclean + -ing.

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