neat

[US]/niːt/
[UK]/niːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.orderly and clean
pure and undiluted
stylish and elegant
skillful and nimble
precise and well-organized

Phrases & Collocations

neat and tidy

neat handwriting

neat appearance

neat cement

Example Sentences

That was a neat party.

a neat rectangular area.

a neat turn of phrase.

he drank neat Scotch.

a neat passage of midfield play.

a neat blue herringbone pattern.

did a neat mend on the sock.

Everything was neat and come.

Cats are neat animals.

She was small and neat of person.

She gave a neat answer.

arrange shoes in a neat row.

Hapgood's neat, precise tackling.

a neat regiment of jars and bottles.

her neat, tidy script.

Real-world Examples

We came up with something pretty neat.

Source: Previous Apple Keynotes

I like things very neat and tidy.

Source: Sara's British English class

The DNA, the fingerprints, it's all too neat.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

For the record, I am not a neat freak.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

A roommate should be nice and neat.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Was he a neat and tidy guy?

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

The accommodation was confined, but neat.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

His work is always neat and tidy.

Source: New Concept English for Children (3L English) Book 1

This one's wrapped up neat and clean because we did it Morty style.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Keep looking at the green dot and your brain will do something pretty neat.

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

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