neat

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01. He's a really [neat] guy, I like him a lot.
02. The movie last night was really [neat]. I'd like to see it again.
03. He was very [neatly] dressed for his job interview this morning.
04. That video game is really [neat]; you should rent it.
05. Her room is always very [neat], but her car is a total mess.
06. I can't believe how [neat] their yard is. There's not a weed in sight, and even the dirt looks clean.
07. My sister's writing is always so [neat], whereas mine is a total mess.
08. Dave spent the day weeding, watering, and cleaning up, trying to make the garden look as [neat] as possible.
09. Sophie's job at the store was to go around and make sure everything on the shelves was kept in [neat] rows.
10. Henry Louis Mencken once said that for every problem, there is one solution which is simple, [neat] and wrong.
11. Please make sure that everything is [neatly] put away before you close up the store.
12. The player did a [neat] little move around the defenseman, and took an excellent shot on goal.
13. People in China traditionally take great pride in [neatness], and houses are usually kept in good order.
14. Part of getting ready for the Chinese New Year is making sure your home is [neat] and clean before the new year begins.
15. I don't understand why you want to clean up the apartment and make the place look [neat] when we're having a party that will just mess it up again.
16. My daughter's room was always a total mess when she was growing up, but now that she has her own apartment, she keeps it very [neat].
17. His desire for [neatness] sometimes annoys his co-workers because he gets very upset if even the littlest thing is out of place.

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  • neat — S2 [ni:t] adj comparative neater superlative neatest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tidy)¦ 2¦(liking things tidy)¦ 3¦(good)¦ 4¦(small)¦ 5¦(clever)¦ 6¦(drinks)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • neat — [ nit ] adjective ** ▸ 1 carefully arranged ▸ 2 simple but intelligent ▸ 3 good/nice ▸ 4 small and pleasing ▸ 5 drink: not mixed 1. ) carefully arranged and looking nice: His hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. She arranged the papers into …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Neat — Neat, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • neat — neat, tidy, trim, trig, snug, shipshape, spick and span mean manifesting care and orderliness. Neat through all its variations in sense keeps as its basic implication clearness, such as the clearness from dirt or soil that is manifest chiefly in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Neat — may refer to: Neat (bartending), a single, unmixed liquor served in a rocks glass. An old word for an individual animal of the species of cattle Bos taurus Neat (TV series), a Canadian television series Neat Records, a British record label Cattle …   Wikipedia

  • Neat — (n[=e]t), n. sing. & pl. [AS. ne[ a]t; akin to OHG. n[=o]z, Icel. naut, Sw. n[ o]t, Dan. n[ o]d, and to AS. ne[ o]tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.] (Zo[ o]l.) Cattle of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • neat — neat·en; neat·herd; neat; neat·ly; neat·ness; un·neat; …   English syllables

  • Neat — Neat, a. [See {neat}, n.] Of or pertaining to the genus {Bos}, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • NEAT — may stand for: Near Earth Asteroid Tracking, a program run by NASA and the JPL to discover near Earth objects Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies,a genetic algorithm for the generation of evolving artificial neural networks Neue Eisenbahn… …   Wikipedia

  • neat — neat1 [nēt] adj. [Fr net < L nitidus, shining, elegant, smart, trim < nitere, to shine < IE base * nei , to be active, shine > MIr nīam, luster, beauty] 1. unmixed with anything; undiluted; straight: said esp. of liquor drunk without… …   English World dictionary

  • neat — [adj1] arranged well, uncluttered accurate, apple pie order*, chic*, correct, dainty, dapper, elegant, exact, fastidious, finical, finicky, immaculate, in good order, in good shape, methodical, natty, neat as a pin*, nice, orderly, precise, prim …   New thesaurus

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