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housecleaning
house·clean·ing H0297500 (hous′klē′nĭng)n.1. The cleaning and tidying of a house and its contents.2. Informal Removal of unwanted personnel, methods, or policies in an effort at reform or improvement. house′clean′ v.house′clean′er n.house•clean•ing (ˈhaʊsˌkli nɪŋ) n. 1. the thorough cleaning of a house or apartment and its furnishings. 2. the reforming of an organization, system, or the like by eliminating personnel or revising methods of operation. [1860–65] house′clean`, v.t., v.i. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | housecleaning - (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"reform - a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | | 2. | housecleaning - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" |
housecleaningnounInformal. A thorough or drastic reorganization:overhaul, shakeup.Translationshousecleaning
Synonyms for housecleaningnoun a thorough or drastic reorganizationSynonymsWords related to housecleaningnoun (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditionsRelated Words- reform
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noun the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a houseRelated Words |