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cleaning
noun
clean
adjective
clean
verb
clean
adverb
clean
noun
cleaning lady
noun
spring-cleaning
dry-clean
verb
spring-clean
verb
floorcloth
noun
J-cloth
noun
spit
noun
toothbrush
noun
wipe
noun
nail brush
noun
rinse
noun
shoeshine
noun
cleaner
noun
come
verb
scrubbing brush
noun
Definition of
cleaning noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
cleaning
noun
ˈkliːnɪŋ
ˈkliːnɪŋ
[
uncountable
]
the work of making the inside of a house, etc. clean
They pay someone to
do the cleaning
.