housekeep
Do household chores
Housekeep is a back-formation from housekeeper and housekeeping, used as a verb meaning to manage domestic tasks like cleaning, tidying, and maintaining a home.
It appears most often in the progressive: I spent all Saturday housekeeping.
The term extends to non-domestic contexts where routine maintenance is required, as in computing or organizational work: The system housekeeps overnight to clear temporary files.
Clean by rubbing hard
- mopFloor-washing implement
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- dustFine settled particles
- vacuumAbsence of matter
sanitize · disinfect · polish · launder · wash · rinse · bleach · sterilize
Place methodically
- organizePut into systematic order
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- sortMethod of ordering
- systematizeArrange into ordered structure
storage · categorize · label · fold · stack · shelve · compartmentalize · streamline
Ongoing preservation effort
- preserveProtect from loss
- careAttentive regard for others
- serviceAid or maintenance
- manageDirect or handle successfully
oversee · stewardship · conservation · protection · supervision · safeguard · sustain · repair
scrub
Clean by rubbing hard
vacuum · sanitize · disinfect · polish · launder · wash · rinse · bleach · sterilize · deodorize
arrange
Place methodically
systematize · storage · categorize · label · fold · stack · shelve · compartmentalize · streamline · minimize
upkeep
Ongoing preservation effort
manage · oversee · stewardship · conservation · protection · supervision · safeguard · sustain · repair · inspect
chores
Routine household tasks
dishwashing · cooking · baking · recycling · composting · linens · towels · bedding · garbage · trash
daily
Per diem, repeated
chores · habit · ritual · regimen · pattern · practice · systematic · regularity · cycle · repetition