Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun housecleaning

2 senses of housecleaning

Sense 1
housecleaning -- ((figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions; "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"; "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners")
       => reform -- (a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts")

Sense 2
housecleaning -- (the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time")
       => cleaning, cleansing, cleanup -- (the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb houseclean

1 sense of houseclean

Sense 1
houseclean, clean house, clean -- (clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week")
       => tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away -- (put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!")