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Noun: spring-cleaning  'spring'klee-ning
  1. The activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter
Verb: spring-clean  'spring'kleen
  1. Thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year
    "she started spring-cleaning on April 1"

Type of: clean, clean house [N. Amer], cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, houseclean

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