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• neat — S2 [ni:t] adj comparative neater superlative neatest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tidy)¦ 2¦(liking things tidy)¦ 3¦(good)¦ 4¦(small)¦ 5¦(clever)¦ 6¦(drinks)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• neat — [ nit ] adjective ** ▸ 1 carefully arranged ▸ 2 simple but intelligent ▸ 3 good/nice ▸ 4 small and pleasing ▸ 5 drink: not mixed 1. ) carefully arranged and looking nice: His hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. She arranged the papers into …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Neat — Neat, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• neat — neat, tidy, trim, trig, snug, shipshape, spick and span mean manifesting care and orderliness. Neat through all its variations in sense keeps as its basic implication clearness, such as the clearness from dirt or soil that is manifest chiefly in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Neat — may refer to: Neat (bartending), a single, unmixed liquor served in a rocks glass. An old word for an individual animal of the species of cattle Bos taurus Neat (TV series), a Canadian television series Neat Records, a British record label Cattle …   Wikipedia

• Neat — (n[=e]t), n. sing. & pl. [AS. ne[ a]t; akin to OHG. n[=o]z, Icel. naut, Sw. n[ o]t, Dan. n[ o]d, and to AS. ne[ o]tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.] (Zo[ o]l.) Cattle of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• neat — neat·en; neat·herd; neat; neat·ly; neat·ness; un·neat; …   English syllables

• Neat — Neat, a. [See {neat}, n.] Of or pertaining to the genus {Bos}, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• NEAT — may stand for: Near Earth Asteroid Tracking, a program run by NASA and the JPL to discover near Earth objects Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies,a genetic algorithm for the generation of evolving artificial neural networks Neue Eisenbahn… …   Wikipedia

• neat — neat1 [nēt] adj. [Fr net < L nitidus, shining, elegant, smart, trim < nitere, to shine < IE base * nei , to be active, shine > MIr nīam, luster, beauty] 1. unmixed with anything; undiluted; straight: said esp. of liquor drunk without… …   English World dictionary

• neat — [adj1] arranged well, uncluttered accurate, apple pie order*, chic*, correct, dainty, dapper, elegant, exact, fastidious, finical, finicky, immaculate, in good order, in good shape, methodical, natty, neat as a pin*, nice, orderly, precise, prim …   New thesaurus