Housekeeping

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Performance or management of household tasks.
  • n. Management and maintenance of the property and equipment of an institution or organization.
  • n. Routine tasks and procedures carried out in the functioning of an operation or system.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
  • n. Any general tasks that involve preparation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder.
  • n. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs.
  • n. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
  • adj. Domestic; used in a family.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The management of home affairs; care of domestic concerns.
  • n. Supply of provisions for household use.
  • n. Hospitality.
  • Domestic; used in a family: as, housekeeping commodities.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the work of cleaning and running a house
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    work   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Verb Stem
    housekeep   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    laundry    household    sanitation    maintenance    housework