/ Dictionary / Index H housecleaning: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: house•clean•ing Pronunciation: (hous'klē"ning), [key] — n. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: housecleaning (Thesaurus) houseclean housecoat Related Content Daily Word Quiz: opulent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language