housecleaning

English

Etymology 1

From house +‎ cleaning.

Noun

housecleaning (countable and uncountable, plural housecleanings)

1. Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house.

   If you do not keep up with the housecleaning, you will soon have a huge mess.

Translations

tasks or practice of cleaning a house

• Finnish: siivous (fi)

Etymology 2

From houseclean +‎ -ing.

Verb

housecleaning

1. present participle and gerund of houseclean

Anagrams

• cleaning house