neat as a pin — (as) neat (or clean) as a pin extremely neat or clean … Useful english dictionary
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 — [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
neat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tidy, orderly; compact, trim, shapely; pure, unmixed; deft, skillful, adroit; pat, felicitous. See cleanness, simpleness, order.Ant., messy, disorderly. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Clean and orderly] … English dictionary for students
neat — adj 1. tidy, trim, orderly, well ordered, in good order, shipshape, Naut.Bristol fashion, Naut. shipshape and Bristol fashion, Chiefly Dial. tight, Chiefly Brit. trig, Inf. apple pie, Inf. neat as a pin; clean, clean cut, well groomed; spruce,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
neat — I. /nit / (say neet) adjective 1. in a pleasingly orderly condition: a neat room. 2. habitually orderly in appearance, etc. 3. of a simple, pleasing appearance: a neat cottage. 4. cleverly effective in character or execution: a neat scheme. 5.… …
neat as a new pin — shined and polished, like new … English contemporary dictionary
as neat as a new pin — This idiom means tidy and clean … The small dictionary of idiomes
as neat as a new pin — This idiom means tidy and clean. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
As neat as a new pin — This idiom means tidy and clean … Dictionary of English idioms
trim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. neat, well ordered, compact, tidy, spruce, smart; slim, lean. v. order, tidy, adjust, dress, arrange; decorate, ornament, adorn; defeat; cheat; balance, equalize; cut, lop, shear, prune, barber;… … English dictionary for students