English Explanatory Dictionary

spring cleaning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A systematic cleaning of a residence at the end of winter.
  2. A systematic cleaning, reorganization, or weeding out of a system.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spring cleaning.wav

Word forms

spring cleaning spring cleanings springcleaning spring-cleaning

Synonyms

spring clean

Derived words

spring-clean

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 大掃除 /大扫除 Finnish: suursiivous German: Großreinemachen Greek: γενικό καθάρισμα Japanese: 大掃除 Russian: генера́льная убо́рка Spanish: limpieza general Swedish: storstädning
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