houseclean

American  

[hous-kleen] / ˈhaʊsˌklin /

verb (used with object)

1. to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.

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verb (used without object)

1. to engage in housecleaning.

Other Word Forms

• housecleaner noun

Etymology

Origin of houseclean

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from housecleaning

Example Sentences

As for OIC�"I'm going to houseclean that department," Marshall said, in effect.

From Time Magazine Archive

She tore his photograph into bits and threw them into her waste basket, and having thus housecleaned her room set to work to houseclean her heart.

From The Breaking Point by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

I always wondered how Marilla dared houseclean that room.

From Anne of the Island by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

Even the janitor’s feelings were appeased by a few kind words and a crossing of his palm with silver when Mary decided to houseclean before Steve’s return.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro

"The very first thing to do is to houseclean your mind."

From Ethel Morton at Chautauqua by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)