neat

Definition

  • noun: the common domestic bovine ('Bos taurus')
  • adjective: not messy
  • adjective: free from dirt and disorder
  • synonyms: pure, spruce, tidy

Examples

  • His two roommates are both pretty 'neat' people. [=they both like to have things cleaned up and put away]

  • Try to be a little 'neater' [=try not to make such a mess] the next time you bake cookies.

  • I think it's a 'neat' idea [=a good idea] to invite the new neighbors to the cookout.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) of gaskets for that, Too, so Don't forget. Bring 'em in first thing in the morning? All right. Thanks. Oh, neat car! Check it out! You like that car? Oh, yeah. That's a classic. It was the love (..)
    1993 Free Willy