- spring-clean
n. (BE) to do a spring-clean
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
spring-clean
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spring-clean — spring cleans, spring cleaning, spring cleaned VERB When you spring clean a house, you thoroughly clean everything in it. [V n] It s almost as easy these days to give your rooms a new coat of paint as it is to spring clean them. Derived words:… … English dictionary
spring clean — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a thorough cleaning of a house or room, typically undertaken in spring. ► VERB (spring clean) ▪ clean thoroughly … English terms dictionary
spring-clean — verb intransitive or transitive BRITISH to clean a house completely, especially at the end of winter ╾ ,spring clean noun singular … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spring clean — ˌspring ˈclean ; noun singular: (BrE) The place needed a good spring clean before we could move in. Main entry: ↑spring clean … Useful english dictionary
spring-clean — verb thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year she started spring cleaning on April 1 • Derivationally related forms: ↑spring cleaning • Hypernyms: ↑houseclean, ↑clean house, ↑clean • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
spring-clean — UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms spring clean : present tense I/you/we/they spring clean he/she/it spring cleans present participle spring cleaning past tense spring cleaned past participle spring cleaned to clean a house… … English dictionary
spring-clean — verb (I, T) to clean a house thoroughly, usually once a year: do the spring cleaning: Judith s busy doing the spring cleaning. spring clean noun (singular) BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spring clean — noun Brit. a thorough cleaning of a house or room, typically undertaken in spring. verb (spring clean) clean thoroughly … English new terms dictionary
ˌspring-ˈclean — verb [I/T] British to clean a house completely ˌspring ˈclean noun [singular] ˌspring ˈcleaning noun [singular/U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spring-clean|ing — «SPRIHNG KLEE nihng», noun. 1. the general cleaning of a house, or other building or office, when mild weather sets in. 2. Figurative: »[He] has called for “a good spring cleaning” within the N.A.T.O. alliance (Manchester Guardian Weekly).… … Useful english dictionary
