housecleaning
noun
- removal of dirt and grime; act of making clean
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From house + cleaning.
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English houseclean English -ing English housecleaning From houseclean + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of houseclean