shipshape
ship·shape
(shĭp′shāp′)adj.
Orderly and neat; tidy: made sure the room was shipshape before the guests arrived.
[Short for obsolete shipshapen, arranged as a ship should be : ship + shapen, past participle of shape.]
ship′shape′ adv.
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shipshape
(ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp)adv
in a neat and orderly manner
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ship•shape
(ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp)adj.
1. in good order; trim or tidy.
adv.2. in a shipshape manner.
[1635–45]
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| Adj. | 1. |  shipshape - of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" |
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shipshape
adjective tidy, neat, orderly, trim, businesslike, well-organized, uncluttered, well-ordered, well-regulated, spick-and-span, trig (archaic or dialect), Bristol fashion We moved in and soon had the place shipshape.
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shipshape
adjectiveIn good order or clean condition:
Chiefly British: tight.
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Translations
مُرَتَّب، مُحْكَم النِّظام
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i orden
í röî og reglu
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shipshape
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ship
(ʃip) noun1. a large boat. The ship sank and all the passengers and crew were drowned.
2. any of certain types of transport that fly. a spaceship.
verb – past tense, past participle shipped –to send or transport by ship. The books were shipped to Australia.
ˈshipment noun1. a load of goods sent by sea. a shipment of wine from Portugal.
2. the sending of goods by sea.
ˈshipper nouna person who arranges for goods to be shipped. a firm of shippers.
ˈshipping nounships taken as a whole. The harbour was full of shipping.
ˈship-broker noun1. an agent whose job is to buy or sell ships.
2. an insurance agent for ships.
ˈshipbuilder nouna person whose business is the construction of ships. a firm of shipbuilders.
ˈshipbuilding nounˈshipowner nouna person or company that owns a ship or ships.
ˌshipˈshape adjectivein good order. She left everything shipshape in her room when she left.
ˈshipwreck noun1. the accidental sinking or destruction of a ship. There were many shipwrecks on the rocky coast.
2. a wrecked ship. an old shipwreck on the shore.
verbWe were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.
ˈshipyard nouna place where ships are built or repaired.
ship water(of a boat) to let water in over the side. The boat shipped water and nearly capsized.
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