| houseclean | (v) clean and tidy up the house, Syn. clean, clean house, Example: She housecleans every week |
| housecleaning | (n) (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions, Example: more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms; many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners |
| housecleaning | (n) the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house, Example: efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time |
