houseclean
English
Etymology
house + clean
Verb
houseclean (third-person singular simple present housecleans, present participle housecleaning, simple past and past participle housecleaned)
- (intransitive) To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence.
- (intransitive) To make major reforms; to clean house.
- (transitive) To clean the interior and residential furnishings of.
- (transitive) To rid of undesirable personnel and procedures.
Usage notes
- The intransitive sense of reform is much more commonly expressed as "clean house".
Derived terms
- housecleaner
Anagrams
- clean house