Housekeeping
Housekeeping noun - The work of cleaning and running a house.
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Synonyms for Housekeeping
Maintenance and housekeeping are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maintenance" instead a noun "Housekeeping".
Nearby Words: house, housekeeper
Maintenance
Maintenance noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.
Housekeeping and maintenance are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Housekeeping" with "Maintenance", this nouns are similar.
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- Robot Maid: The Clyde in the Mayfair Games editions, a maintenance robot with mediocre housekeeping abilities.
Source: Tabletop Game / DC Heroes -
DC Heroes has a maintenance robot called the Clyde that can perform mediocre housekeeping.
Source: Robot Maid -
Security guards will often have either a giant keyring or a single key designed to operate every door in a specific area, as will janitors, maintenance people, housekeeping, etc.
Source: Skeleton Key
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