HOUSEKEEP

housekeep

(verb) maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

housekeep (third-person singular simple present housekeeps, present participle housekeeping, simple past and past participle housekept)

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

(ambitransitive, computing) To perform the general tasks of housekeeping.

Noun

housekeep (plural housekeeps)

(archaic or fantasy) The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper.

Anagrams

• keep house

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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