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clean house

clean house
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kleen noun, adjective hous]
    • /klin noun, adjective haʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kleen noun, adjective hous]
    • /klin noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of clean house words

  • noun clean house to clean and put a home in order 3
  • noun clean house to get rid of all unwanted things, undesirable conditions, etc. 3
  • adjective clean house free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress. 1
  • adjective clean house free from foreign or extraneous matter: clean sand. 1
  • adjective clean house free from pollution; unadulterated; pure: clean air; clean water. 1
  • adjective clean house habitually free of dirt: Cats are considered clean animals. 1

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Origin of clean house

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English clene, Old English clǣne pure, clear, cognate with Old High German kleini (German klein small)

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Parts of speech for Clean house

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

clean house popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

clean house usage trend in Literature

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