shipshape

ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp

Definition

Definition of shipshape - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

cleanliness

Dated

very neat and tidy, showing careful order

Dated

The room was shipshape after cleaning.

spick-and-span

tidy

trim

Adverb

organization

Dated

in a neat and orderly manner

Dated

She organized her desk shipshape before leaving.

neatly

tidily

maritime

Dated

neatly and tidily to a meticulous extent

Dated

The crew arranged the deck shipshape for inspection.

neatly

tidily

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get everything shipshape

organize everything neatly and in order

We need to get everything shipshape before the guests arrive.

shipshape and Bristol fashion

adj.

in excellent condition

The car was shipshape and Bristol fashion after the repairs.

Origin of shipshape

English, ship + shape

Examples of shipshape in a sentence

Her desk was shipshape, every file neatly labeled.
The files were arranged shipshape on the shelf.
He packed his suitcase shipshape for the trip.
The captain kept the cabin shipshape for the guests.
Everything in the galley was arranged shipshape before departure.

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French:impeccable, soigneusement, ...
German:ordentlich, aufgeräumt, ...
Italian:in ordine, ordinatamente, ...
Spanish:impecable, cuidadosamente, ...
Portuguese:impecável, impecavelmente, ...
Chinese:整齐的, 井井有条地, ...
Japanese:きちんとした, きちんと, ...
Arabic:مُرَتَّب, بِشَكل مُنتَظَم, ...
Hebrew:מְסֻדָּר, בְּאוֹפֶן מְסֻדָּר, ...
Russian:аккуратный, аккуратно, ...
Ukrainian:охайний, акуратно, ...
Hindi:चमचमाता हुआ, साफ-सुथरे तरीके से, ...
Bengali:পরিপাটি, পরিপাটি করে, ...
Catalan:endreçat, ordenadament, ...
Czech:uklizený, spořádaně, ...
Danish:snorlige, ryddeligt, ...
Dutch:spic en span, netjes, ...
Greek:τακτοποιημένος, τακτικά, ...
Hungarian:pedáns, rendezetten, ...
Khmer:រៀបរយស្អាតបាត, យ៉ាងមានរបៀបរៀបរយ, ...
Korean:말끔한, 깔끔하게, ...
Persian:مرتب, به طور مرتب, ...
Polish:schludny, schludnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):impecável, ordenadamente, ...
Romanian:impecabil, curat, ...
Swedish:tipptopp, ordentligt, ...
Thai:เป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อย, อย่างเรียบร้อย, ...
Turkish:düzenli ve tertipli, düzenli bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:ngăn nắp, gọn gàng ngăn nắp, ...

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