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- [hous-kleen]
- /ˈhaʊsˌklin/
- /hˈaʊskliən/
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- [hous-kleen]
- /ˈhaʊsˌklin/
Definitions of houseclean word
- verb with object houseclean to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning. 1
- verb without object houseclean to engage in housecleaning. 1
- noun houseclean (intransitive) To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence. 1
- intransitive verb houseclean do housework, clean one's home 1
- intransitive verb houseclean improve business practices 1
- verb houseclean (Intransitive Verb) To make major reforms; to clean house. 0
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Origin of houseclean
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; back formation from housecleaning
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Parts of speech for Houseclean
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
houseclean popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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