HOUSECLEANING Synonyms

• the act of making something clean

• cleaning with a mop

• the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

• the act of cleaning with a broom

• taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

• ignoring distinctions

• destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing

• fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• free microscopic particles of solid material

• remove the dust from

• rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape

• cover with a light dusting of a substance

• distribute loosely

• create (as an entity)

• cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

• bring order and organization to

• arrange by systematic planning and united effort

• form or join a union

• marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

• receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

• (of hair) neat and tidy

• large in amount or extent or degree

• put (things or places) in order

• To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.

• To use a vacuum cleaner.

• To optimise a database or database table by physically removing deleted tuples.