tidy
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈtaɪdi/
- Archaic
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costurero
- I clean the kitchen, do a general tidy of the house, check school backpacks for the next day, etc.
Examples
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- We'd better do a general tidy up.
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And you guys, this tidy tray right here, this thing is a game changer for seed starting or any project outside really.
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The British equivalent of our "Keep America Beautiful" program is the "Keep Britain Tidy" campaign.
Academic text (1994) -
I stuck to the tidies for comfort.
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My partner does the laundry and tidies, but I do the dishes.
Blog text (5) -
And the fact that Rodger pulled her out of hospital and brought her here and popped in for a quick tidy up and thought, "Oh, fuck it.
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"Bombay is such a place, nowhere do you see clean open space," says G. S. Narasimhan, head of the ASI in Mumbai, as we talk on the tidy.
Academic text (2007) -
The sewing kit contained a small tidy for holding buttons and needles.
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She organized her crafting supplies into a tidy to keep everything in one place.
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Every time I start a new project, I pull out my tidy filled with various threads.
Synonyms
8
1.2
A small case with needles, thread, and tools for fixing clothes
Compounds
- US
A wildflower in California that lives for one year and has yellow flowers with white tips
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Etymology
Tidy comes from an old English word tidig meaning 'in time' and is related to tid (like English tide) meaning 'time'. The noun meaning a small container for pins or little things comes from the idea of an object that keeps things 'neat' and in order, so a sewing 'tidy' is something that helps you keep small items tidy.