housecleaning
/ˈhaʊskliːnɪŋ
/noun [mass noun] chiefly North American
1The action or process of cleaning the inside of house or flat: I take care of the housecleaning, cooking, and laundry...
- Company executives also discovered that the machine appealed to consumers who were serious about housecleaning.
- One thing's for certain about modern-day housecleaning - everybody's got a different definition of clean.
- And all sorts of activities qualify - as long as you keep moving for at least 10 minutes - including yard work, dog walking, and housecleaning.
1.1The process of removing unwanted or superfluous elements: the new owner’s housecleaning cost a lot of people their jobs...
- Part of the new optimism is due to corporate housecleaning.
- Most new bosses do a little housecleaning.
- All told, the housecleaning represents one of the biggest management upheavals ever.
Derivatives
houseclean
/ verb ...- The average parent works all day, then comes home to prepare dinner for children, houseclean, pay the bills, etc.
- Our staff maintains and housecleans the buildings and there is never any mowing or repairs to worry about.
- Mom cooked, made our clothes, housecleaned, and taught us to behave.
housecleaner
- The buses serve the garment workers and the housecleaners, as well as the clerical staff that keep the law offices and accounting firms operating.
- Another group of immigrant women from Mexico, who work as housecleaners in the Bay Area, got tired of dealing with health problems caused by chemical cleaning solutions.
- Well, she hired a bunch of housecleaners and watched while drinking margaritas.