shipshape
- adjective
- /ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/
:
en orden
- After a thorough cleaning, the living room was finally shipshape and ready for guests.
And, and then by Monday, it's all shipshape.
- And, and then by Monday, it's all shipshape.
Examples
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After organizing all the materials, the workshop looked shipshape and ready for the next project.
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The manager insisted that the office be kept shipshape to promote a productive work environment.
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So both of ours don't look so shipshape, but they're guitars.
Synonyms
144
1.0
Clean and tidy with things in order
55
2.4
Arranged in a tidy, organized way
47
1.0
Having things in order with no mess
7
1.8
Neat and in good condition because someone looks after it
5
3.0
Neat and slim in shape or style
5
4.0
Free of extra things and distractions, simple and tidy
4
1.4
Clean and well organized with no mess
1
9.3
Neat and in very good order
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How Neat
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Etymology
The word shipshape comes from old sailors' talk: the parts ship and shape meant a ship was in the right 'shape' or 'in good order' for sailing, with everything tidy and ready on deck. That's why shipshape now means neat, clean, and in good order.