spring-cleaning n the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter v thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year she started spring-cleaning on April 1 Usage(s) As a young man, Strindberg wrote his manifesto: "No spring-cleaning is possible, everything must be burned, blown to bits. Synonym(s) spring-clean
News & Articles spring-cleaning Railroad tracks bring neighbors together in clean up project With Sunday being the first day of fall, it wasn't quite spring-cleaning but many people were out Saturday, keeping parts of the city neat and tidy. Sept. 22, 2013 - KSFY Sioux Falls