House-cleaning
[hous-klee-ning] /ˈhaʊsˌkli nɪŋ/
noun
1.
the act of a , room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of thoroughly and completely.
2.
the act of improving or reforming by weeding out excess or corrupt personnel or of revising methods of operation.
[hous-kleen] /ˈhaʊsˌklin/
verb (used with object)
1.
to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.
verb (used without object)
2.
to engage in housecleaning.
noun
A reorganization of a business or government department, esp with dismissal of incompetent or dishonest employees; shake-up: Honest cops, instead of welcoming a house-cleaning, resent it (1928+)
Read Also:
- Housecoat
[hous-koht] /ˈhaʊsˌkoʊt/ noun 1. a woman’s robe or dresslike garment in various lengths, for casual wear about the . /ˈhaʊsˌkəʊt/ noun 1. a woman’s loose robelike informal garment
- House-counsel
noun, Law. 1. a lawyer drawing a full-time salary from a corporation that he or she represents.
- House-craft
noun 1. skill in domestic management
- House-cricket
noun 1. a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
- House-crow
noun 1. a black and gray crow, Corvus splendens, of India.