shipshape adj

shipshape adj
Sure the ship's shipshape, sir.

English expressions. 2014.

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  • shipshape — [adj] tidy businesslike, chipper, clean, in good shape, in tip top condition, neat, ordered, orderly, spick and span*, trim, uncluttered, well groomed, well kept; concepts 485,585,621 …   New thesaurus

  • shipshape — {adj.} In perfect condition; in good order. * /After we left the islands, we left the rented car shipshape for the next driver./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shipshape — {adj.} In perfect condition; in good order. * /After we left the islands, we left the rented car shipshape for the next driver./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shipshape — adj In perfect condition; in good order. After we left the islands, we left the rented car shipshape for the next driver …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shipshape — [ship′shāp΄] adj. having everything neatly in place, as on board ship; trim adv. in a neat and orderly manner …   English World dictionary

  • shipshape — adj. neat, tidy, orderly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sure adj — shipshape adj …   English expressions

  • shipshape — ship|shape [ˈʃıpʃeıp] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: shipshapen made appropriate for a ship (1600 1700), from shapen, old past participle of shape] neat and clean ▪ Let s get this house shipshape. shipshape and Bristol fashion… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shipshape — [[t]ʃɪ̱pʃeɪp[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If something is shipshape, it looks tidy, neat, and in good condition. The house only needs an occasional coat of paint to keep it shipshape …   English dictionary

  • shipshape — /ship shayp /, adj. 1. in good order; well arranged; trim or tidy. adv. 2. in a shipshape manner. [1635 45; SHIP + SHAPE] * * * …   Universalium

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