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1. A term referring to liquor that is drunk undiluted by ice, water or mixers. 2. An old term used mainly in England for a member of the bovine family such as the ox or cow. Neat's foot jelly was what today is called calf's foot jelly.

adjective

1. In good order or clean condition: orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, taut, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed. Chiefly British tight. Idioms: neat as a pin. See clean/dirty, order/disorder.
2. Well done or executed: adroit, clean, deft, skillful. See ability/inability, good/bad.
3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: full-strength, plain, pure, straight, unblended, undiluted, unmixed. See clean/dirty, strong/weak.
4. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang cool, groovy, hot, keen¹, nifty. Idioms: out of this world. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: clever, practiced
Antonyms: clumsy, disorganized, unpracticed

adj

Definition: straight, uncluttered
Antonyms: disorderly, messed up, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

Descriptive of plaster or cement mixed without the addition of any material except water. See neat cement.

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IN BRIEF: Clean and tidy.

When the tea is brought at five o'clock, And all the neat curtains are drawn with care, The little black cat with bright green eyes Is suddenly purring there. — Harold Monro, from "Milk for the Cat."

Tutor's tip: Neat originally meant "bright and shiny," thus, "neat as a pin."

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adjective
adjective, mainly US

Good, pleasing, satisfactory. (1806 —) .
D. Westheimer 'I could drive you on into Idyllwild if you want...' 'That would be neat' (1972).

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An archaic word for cattle.

For a list of words related to neat, see:

• Drinking Terms - neat: (adj) straight up
• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - pæn, ordentlig, ryddelig

2.
n. - kvæg

Nederlands (Dutch)
zindelijk, keurig, netjes, puur (borrel), compact, behendig, sierlijk, prima, netto-, rund, (mv) vee

Français (French)
1.
adj. - propre, net, ordonné, bien rangé, coquet, bien tenu (des livres), habile, astucieux, bien trouvé, bien défini, concis (un résumé), régulier (des traits), bien fait (une silhouette), (US) super, formidable, coquet (une somme d'argent), sans eau, pur (de l'alcool)

2.
n. - bétail

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - sauber, ordentlich, gepflegt, klar, raffiniert, pur, Netto-

2.
n. - Hornvieh

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καλοβαλμένος, κομψός, επιτυχής, συγυρισμένος, ευπρεπής, νοικοκυρεμένος, απλός, καλοφτιαγμένος, όμορφος, εύστοχος, καθαρός, αγνός, (για ποτά) ανέρωτος, σκέτος

Italiano (Italian)
pulito, decente, eccellente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - limpo, nítido, puro, hábil, maravilhoso, bovino

Русский (Russian)
опрятный, чистый, точный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - limpio, pulcro, bueno, bien cuidado, ordenado, pulido

2.
n. - res vacuna, ganado vacuno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ordentlig, ren, smakfull, välformad, fyndig, outspädd, netto, jättebra!, välstädad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 整洁的, 工整的, 整齐的, 匀称的, 样子好的

2. 牛类动物, 牛

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 整潔的, 工整的, 整齊的, 勻稱的, 樣子好的

2.
n. - 牛類動物, 牛

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 깔끔한, 균형이 잡힌, 순수한

2.
n. - 가축 소

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - さっぱりした, きれい好きな, じょうずな, 適切な, 水を割らない, 上品な
adv. - 水を割らずに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرتب, انيق, دقيق, نظيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסודר, נקי, פשוט, לעניין, נאה למראה, פיקחי, טוב, מצויין‬
n. - ‮בקר‬

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