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HOUSECLEANING

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English dictionary: Word overview

HOUSECLEANING (noun)
  The noun HOUSECLEANING has 2 senses:

1. (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
2. the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house

  Familiarity information: HOUSECLEANING used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HOUSECLEANING (noun)


Sense 1housecleaning [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

(figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context examples:

more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms / many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners

Hypernyms ("housecleaning" is a kind of...):

reform (a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses)


Sense 2housecleaning [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

The act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time

Hypernyms ("housecleaning" is a kind of...):

cleaning; cleansing; cleanup (the act of making something clean)


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"Trust yourself and your horse."
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