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spring clean

spring clean noun: a systematic clean or clear out of something.

Noun

spring clean (plural spring cleans)

  1. (countable) A systematic clean or clear out of something.

Forms of spring clean

pluralspring cleans

Questions about spring clean

What does spring clean mean?
Spring clean means a systematic clean or clear out of something.
What part of speech is spring clean?
Spring clean is a noun.
What is the plural of spring clean?
The plural of spring clean is spring cleans.

Words near spring clean in the dictionary

  1. spring breaks
  2. spring cart
  3. spring carts
  4. spring chicken
  5. spring chickens
  6. spring clean
  7. spring cleaning
  8. spring cleanings
  9. spring cleans
  10. spring constant
  11. spring constants

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