(n) (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions, Example:more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms; many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners

housecleaning

(n) the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house, Example:efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time

housecraft

(n) skill in domestic management

negligee

(n) a loose dressing gown for women, Syn. peignoir, wrapper, neglige, housecoat

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Housecarl

n. [ OE. huscarle. See House, and Carl. ] (Eng. Archæol.) A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute. [ 1913 Webster ]

housecoat

n. a loose dressing gown for women.
Syn. -- negligee, neglige, peignoir, wrapper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

housecraft

n. skill in domestic management. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

すす払い;煤払い

[すすはらい, susuharai] (n) (1) cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (2) (See 煤掃き) (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)

アネスセチック;アネスセティック

[anesusechikku ; anesuseteikku] (n) anesthetic; anaesthetic

ハウスクリーニング

[hausukuri-ningu] (n) housecleaning

雅俗折衷

[がぞくせっちゅう, gazokusecchuu] (n) blending of the classical and colloquial styles

感圧接着剤

[かんあつせっちゃくざい, kan'atsusecchakuzai] (n) pressure-sensitive adhesive

国立学校設置法

[こくりつがっこうせっちほう, kokuritsugakkousecchihou] (n) National School Establishment Law (1949)

和洋折衷

[わようせっちゅう, wayousecchuu] (n, adj-no) a blending of Japanese and Western styles; (P)