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neaten::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clean up, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up |
| Type of | order |
| Has types | clean house, clean, houseclean, make, make up |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | groom |
| Type of | prettify, beautify, fancify, embellish |
| Has types | cleanse, coif, coiffe, coiffure, comb, comb out, disentangle, do, do up, doll up, dress, spruce up, barber, clean, clean up, set, shave, slick up, smarten up, spruce, arrange, gel, glam up, make up, manicure, mousse, pedicure, perfume, pomade, pretty up, scent |
Examples of neaten
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Using a sharp knife, gently run it around the edge of your crust to neaten it up.
From the couriermail.com.au
Neaten your flower beds by removing spent blooms and stems of chrysanthemums and such.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Sometimes I just like to organize, add consistency, and neaten stuff up.
From the en.wikipedia.org
An elastic waist gives comfort, while a matching fabric belt ties around to neaten the look.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
I'm going to do some work on this very good article to neaten it up and make it sound better.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Grass will be growing strongly again, so neaten edges with shears.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Neaten the appearance of frayed shoelaces, and extend their life.
From the stltoday.com
Deadhead the spent blooms if you want to neaten up the shrubs.
From the thenewstribune.com
Finish off back at the base of the leg and wrap around to neaten.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- Tidy: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
- Groom: care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
- (Neater) Orderliness is associated with other qualities such as cleanliness and diligence - and the desire for order and symmetry, and is generally considered to be a desirable quality.
- To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy
- (neater) comparative form of neat: more neat
