All housework synonyms
house·work
H h noun housework
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- sewing — the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- housekeeping — the maintenance of a house or domestic establishment.
- management — the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
- washing — the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
- cooking — Cooking is food which has been cooked.
- administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
- sweeping — of wide range or scope.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
- homemaking — the establishment or management of a home; duties of a homemaker.
- mopping — a wry face; grimace.
- ironing — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- spring-cleaning — a complete cleaning of a place, as a home, done traditionally in the spring of the year.
- scrubbing — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- vacuuming — a space entirely devoid of matter.
- chores — a small or odd job; routine task.
- tidying — neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
- tidiness — neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
- domestic science — home economics.
- home economics — the art and science of home management.
- dusting — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.