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housecleaning

/ housecleaning /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
"efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
Type of:
cleaning cleansing cleanup
Derived:
houseclean clean house clean
noun Sense 2
(figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
"more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"
"many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"
Type of:
reform
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
3
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cleaning cleansing cleanup reform