The meaning of Neat

adjective

(especially of information, measurements, or predictions) correct in all details; exact.

Usage examples:

Accurate information about the illness is essential

adjective

Correct and without any mistakes

adjective

Correct and without any mistakes

Usage examples:

Accurate data/details/information internet communication instantly provides timely and accurate dat…

adjective

Very skilled or proficient at something.

Usage examples:

She is adept at cutting through red tape

noun

A person who is skilled or proficient at something.

Usage examples:

He is an adept at imitation

adjective

Skilled

Usage examples:

He’s adept at making people feel at ease.

adjective

Clever or skilful.

Usage examples:

He was adroit at tax avoidance

adjective

Very skillful and quick in the way you think or move

Usage examples:

She became adroit at dealing with difficult people., he adroitly slid the money into his pocket.

adjective

Able to move quickly and easily.

Usage examples:

Ruth was as agile as a monkey

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

noun

(as written abbreviation) an apartment.

Usage examples:

A minimalist one-bedroom apt. on the upper west side

adjective

Correct or right for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Chris’s apt comments summed up our opinions., this old roof is apt to leak when it rains., he was v…

adjective

Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.

Usage examples:

She was an extremely clever and studious young woman

adjective

Having or showing a quick intelligence in doing something or in persuading people to do something

Usage examples:

It was certainly a clever ad and got a lot of attention., did you notice how she cleverly avoided a…

adjective

Neatly skilful and quick in one's movements.

Usage examples:

A deft piece of footwork

adjective

Skillful, effective, and quick

Usage examples:

He cut some logs up for firewood with a few deft strokes of his ax., she deftly answered the tough …

adjective

Showing or having skill, especially with the hands.

Usage examples:

A dexterous keyboard player

adjective

(of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

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More efficient processing of information

adjective

Working or operating in a way that gets the results you want without any waste

Usage examples:

An efficient organization, they are developing a more fuel-efficient car to save gas., she manages …

adjective

Using resources such as time, materials, or energy well without wasting any

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An efficient method/use/way, the car combines an efficient 2.3-liter four-cylinder gas engine with …

adjective

(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

One of the world's most eminent statisticians

adjective

Famous and important

Usage examples:

The commission consisted of fifteen eminent political figures., this shows eminent good sense.

adjective

Extremely good; outstanding.

Usage examples:

The lorry was in excellent condition

exclamation

Used to indicate approval or pleasure.

Usage examples:

‘what a lovely idea! excellent!’

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

The car is in excellent condition., the school is known for its excellence.

adjective

Unusual; not typical.

Usage examples:

Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

noun

An item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.

Usage examples:

This drop in operating profit caused pre-tax profit before accounting for exceptionals to fall from…

adjective

Not like most others of the same type; unusual

Usage examples:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs., davis has done an exceptional job of rep…

noun

A person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.

Usage examples:

An expert in healthcare

adjective

Having or involving a great deal of knowledge or skill in a particular area.

Usage examples:

He had received expert academic advice

noun

A person having a high level of knowledge or skill in a particular subject

Usage examples:

He is the administration’s foreign-policy expert for eastern europe., she’s an expert swimmer.

noun

Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.

Usage examples:

She was a teacher of genius

adjective

Very clever or ingenious.

Usage examples:

A genius idea

noun

Very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art, or a person who has this

Usage examples:

(an) artistic/creative/musical genius, einstein was a (mathematical) genius., from the age of three…

adjective

To be desired or approved of.

Usage examples:

It's good that he's back to his old self

noun

That which is morally right; righteousness.

Usage examples:

A mysterious balance of good and evil

adverb

Well.

Usage examples:

My mother could never cook this good

adjective

Having or showing grace or elegance.

Usage examples:

She was a tall girl, slender and graceful

adjective

Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.

Usage examples:

An immaculate white suit

adjective

(of a person) clever, original, and inventive.

Usage examples:

He was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget

adjective

(of a person) skilled at inventing new ways to do something, esp. to solve problems, or (of ideas or things) original, and showing esp. the ability to solve problems

Usage examples:

An ingenious engineer/songwriter, she devised an ingenious solution to the problem.

adjective

Having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally.

Usage examples:

The most inventive composer of his time

adjective

Having or showing the ability to design or create something new

Usage examples:

He is famous for his zany, inventive books for children.

adjective

Very good at thinking of new and original ideas

Usage examples:

He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home.

adjective

Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

Usage examples:

A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains

adjective

Causing great wonder; extraordinary.

Usage examples:

These marvellous technological toys are fun to play with

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

He's done a marvellous job of the decorating., it took me ages to get it right, but it was a marvel…

adjective

Particularly good, skilful, or effective.

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Nifty footwork

adjective

Good, pleasing, or effective

Usage examples:

What a nifty little gadget – you can use it for all kinds of things.

adjective

Quick and light in movement or action; agile.

Usage examples:

With a deft motion of her nimble fingers

adjective

Quick and exact in movement or thought; agile

Usage examples:

A nimble mind, he tried to catch his friend, but she was too nimble.

adjective

Neatly and methodically arranged.

Usage examples:

An orderly arrangement of objects

noun

An attendant in a hospital responsible for the non-medical care of patients and the maintenance of order and cleanliness.

Usage examples:

The agreement covers staff working in various roles such as orderlies, patient care assistants, kit…

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

adjective

Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.

Usage examples:

Life certainly isn't perfect at the moment

verb

Make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible.

Usage examples:

He's busy perfecting his bowling technique

noun

(of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past. the perfect tense is formed in english with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating ( present perfect ), they had eaten ( past perfect ), and they will have eaten ( future perfect ).

adjective

Expert, typically as the result of much experience.

Usage examples:

Admiring the dress with a practised eye

verb

Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it.

Usage examples:

I need to practise my french

adjective

Good at doing something because you have a lot of experience of doing it

Usage examples:

Our sales director is a confident and practised public speaker., he was well practised in the art o…

adjective

More important or better than others

Usage examples:

She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject.

adjective

Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

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Precise directions

adjective

Exact and accurate in form, time, detail, or description

Usage examples:

The precise recipe is a closely guarded secret., years of doing this research had made her very pre…

adjective

Exact and accurate

Usage examples:

The bunker's precise location is a closely guarded secret., he caught me at the precise moment that…

adjective

Not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.

Usage examples:

Cars can run on pure alcohol

adjective

Not mixed with anything else

Usage examples:

The scarf is pure silk., it was a moment of pure joy., the mountain air was fresh and pure (= not p…

adjective

Having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.

Usage examples:

He maintained her reputation for being a resourceful problem-solver

adjective

Able to find and use different ways to help achieve your goals

Usage examples:

She plays the part of a tough, resourceful newspaper reporter.

adjective

Having or showing skill.

Usage examples:

A skilful midfielder

adjective

Good at doing something, especially because you have practised doing it

Usage examples:

Police officers have to be skilful drivers., a skilful piece of playing on the clarinet

adjective

Done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way.

Usage examples:

Rangers have been entertaining crowds with a slick passing game

noun

An oil slick.

Usage examples:

The slick is a serious threat to marine life

verb

Make (one's hair) flat, smooth, and glossy by applying water, oil, or gel to it.

Usage examples:

His damp hair was slicked back

adjective

Very clean and neat

noun

A widespread coniferous tree which has a distinctive conical shape and hanging cones, widely grown for timber, pulp, and christmas trees.

Usage examples:

The best trees to plant with wildlife in mind are cherry and mulberry for their fruits, pines and s…

adjective

Neat in dress and appearance.

Usage examples:

Angela was a very spruce and tidy person

verb

Make someone or something smarter or tidier.

Usage examples:

The fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings

adjective

Extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.

Usage examples:

A long, straight road

adverb

In a straight line; directly.

Usage examples:

He was gazing straight at her

noun

(especially of drama) serious as opposed to comic or musical.

Usage examples:

A straight play

adjective

Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.

Usage examples:

You don't have to be a designer to create a stylish look in your own small room

adjective

Having a special quality that makes a person or thing seem different and attractive

Usage examples:

Stylish people, stylish clothing

adjective

Of very great excellence or beauty.

Usage examples:

Mozart's sublime piano concertos

verb

(of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling.

Usage examples:

The ice sublimed away, leaving the books dry and undamaged

adjective

Extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable, and therefore satisfying

Usage examples:

Sublime food/scenery

adjective

Very good; excellent.

Usage examples:

A superb performance

adjective

Arranged neatly and in order.

Usage examples:

His scrupulously tidy apartment

noun

An act or spell of tidying something.

Usage examples:

She's coming to give his house its saturday morning tidy

verb

Bring order to (something); arrange neatly.

Usage examples:

The boys have finally tidied their bedroom

adjective

Playful or mischievous.

Usage examples:

Bawer is quite plainly a talented writer, but he is also tricksy, and he has a tendency to overload…

adjective

Using tricks to surprise or deceive people

Usage examples:

The test is full of tricksy questions that are designed to catch you out if you are lying., the dir…

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

Usage examples:

Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

Usage examples:

A red blazer with gold trim

adjective

Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

Usage examples:

His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim

adjective

(especially of food or drink) having no inferior added substances; pure.

Usage examples:

Unadulterated whole-milk yogurt

adjective

Not spoiled or made weaker by the addition of other things

Usage examples:

She sings pure, unadulterated gospel.

adjective

Not mixed with other types of the same substance.

Usage examples:

Unblended whisky

adjective

Not having or impeded by too many objects, details, or elements.

Usage examples:

The rooms were plain and uncluttered

adjective

Not cut.

Usage examples:

Her hair was left uncut

adjective

(of a liquid) not diluted.

Usage examples:

Drinking undiluted wine was considered barbaric

adjective

Not mixed.

Usage examples:

Bold unmixed colours

adjective

Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous.

Usage examples:

They all think she's wonderful

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

Becoming a father was the most wonderful experience of my life., i took a vacation and feel wonderf…