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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions;
- Example: "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"
- Example: "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"

2. the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house;
- Example: "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

housecleaning
    n 1: (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"
    2: the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house;
       "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"