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[ hous-klee-ning ] / ˈhaʊsˌkli nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR housecleaning ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely. the act of improving or reforming by weeding out excess or corrupt personnel or of revising methods of operation. Origin of housecleaningFirst recorded in 1860–65; house + cleaning Words nearby housecleaninghouse call, housecarl, housecat, house church, houseclean, housecleaning, housecoat, house counsel, house-craft, house cricket, house crow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for housecleaningThe party doesn't need a facelift, it needs a housecleaning. Yikes, What Does the GOP Do Now?|The Daily Beast|May 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST My process is just like housecleaning a room; before you clean the walls and floor you remove the furniture. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua|Mabell S. C. Smith No frogs, toads or eels were allowed near, but in the work of daily housecleaning, the storks and the mermaids were great friends. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks|William Elliot Griffis "Housecleaning is very different nowadays from what it used to be," she began. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl|Caroline French Benton
“They certainly finished their housecleaning quickly enough,” Kitty observed. Doris Force at Locked Gates|Julia K. Duncan This is due to the fact that from time immemorial women have ordained a period devoted to housecleaning twice a year. The Consumer Viewpoint|Mildred Maddocks
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