Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "cleaning" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Causes

allergenic reaction allergies change in surfaces dirt and bacteria to removed getting tired getting to go have fun afterwards health healthier environment healthy living injury less dirt neatness nice surroundings people to find things they've lost reduction of disorder removing mess slippery floors things no longer dirty tidyness using water

Defined As

process of removing dirt

Derived Terms

autocleaning bond cleaning cleaning agent cleaning fluid cleaning lady cleaning rod cleaning shoe cleaning sieve cleaning woman cleaningware deep cleaning dry cleaning housecleaning precleaning self-cleaning spring cleaning

Inflected/Variant Forms

clean

Context

gerund of clean

Prerequisites

cleaners cleaning products cleanness effort soaps time elbow grease energy labour mess mop physical exertion soap strong hands uncleanness water

Subevents

bumping furniture chemical spill declutter discovering lost drink booze dust dust and polish furniture dust disappears dusting dusting furniture find money on floor finding lost things kill spider listen to classical music make happy picking up dirt put things on shelf slip on wet floor sneezing spray cleaner sweep sweep floors things will clean things will get clean thinking vacuum wash windows wear old clothes

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

improvement

Type Of (IsA)

chore improvement progressing removing taking care of

Related Terms

afterbirth clean cow ewe

Used For

cleanliness creating comfortable environment fighting disease fighting entropy fighting infections getting rid of dirt getting rid of grime getting rid of stink hygiene impressing other people making not dirty anymore organization removing dirt removing dirt from carpets removing dust from shelves removing food from dishes removing stains sanitation tidiness

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.