Housekeep

Quick meaning: Housekeep is a verb meaning (intransitive) To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping.

Meaning

(intransitive) To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping.

More Meanings

1. (ambitransitive, computing) To perform the general tasks of housekeeping.
2. (archaic or fantasy) The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper.

Example Sentences

I would go to school, and practise, and housekeep, and club; all in their proper proportions⁠——

'Clumsy, stupid girl!' 'Here, there's no call for that,' the house-keep protested. 'She's only trying to help.'

The housekeep was back rather quickly with a tray, which held a flagon of ale and a pewter cup as well as bread and cheese.

The clock burst which enables the supervisor to housekeep the console input and output and to change program status is currently set to 200 ms.

Word Forms

• housekeeps
• housekeeping
• housekept

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include housework, houseclean, homemake, house, housel, housewive.

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