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Housekeep

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houseworknoundomestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking
keep houseverb(idiomatic) To take care of domestic chores; work as a housekeeper.
housecleannoun(intransitive) To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence.
homemakeverb(intransitive) To manage a household; to engage in homemaking.
clean houseverb(intransitive, figuratively) To reform a workplace, organization, etc. by removing undesirable personnel or procedures.
housenounA structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
put one's house in orderverb(idiomatic) To organize one's financial and other affairs, especially in preparation for a life-changing event.
houselnoun(archaic) The Eucharist.
housewiveverbTo act as a housewife
put one's household in orderverbSynonym of put one's house in order.
holdnounA grasp or grip.
spring-cleanverb(transitive) To carry out spring-cleaning on (a room, a house, etc).
play houseverb(children's games) To pretend to be a family in the household, acting out housekeeping and different family roles.
housewarmverb(intransitive) To hold a housewarming party.
domesticateverb(transitive) To adapt to live with humans.
house-sitverb(ambitransitive) To live temporarily in someone else's home, or to attend it regularly, for the purpose of protecting and tending to it in the owner's or tenant's absence.
keep the home fires burningverb(idiomatic, colloquial) To maintain daily routine and provide the necessities of life in a home or community.
live inverb(intransitive) To reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
keepverb(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
set one's house in orderverbSynonym of put one's house in order.

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