houseclean

house·clean

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hous-kleen]
- /ˈhaʊsˌklin/
- /hˈaʊskliən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

See all 8 definitions of houseclean

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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

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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.

houseclean usage trend in Literature

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