noun the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; `efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, esp. the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely. · the act of improving or reforming by weeding out excess or corrupt personnel or of revising methods of operation. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/housecleaning