shipshape

[ ship-sheyp ]

/ ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR shipshape ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

in good order; well-arranged; trim or tidy.

adverb

in a shipshape manner.

Origin of shipshape

First recorded in 1635–45; ship¹ + shape

Words nearby shipshape

ship-rigged, ship's articles, ship's biscuit, ship's boy, ship's company, shipshape, shipside, ship's inertial navigation system, ship's papers, ship's store, ship's stores

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Example sentences from the Web for shipshape

She loved a tidy house full of bright, beautiful objects like Crown Derby china, with everything neat and shipshape.
Lady Thatcher in Full: Charles Moore on Writing Her Biography|Matthew Walther|June 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cuts down every tree, every bush and twig, and makes it 'shipshape,' as you call it.
The Jonathan Papers|Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris
And when I had finished, I called in the crew, for I knew that seeing the ship trim and shipshape always encouraged them.
Through the South Seas with Jack London|Martin Johnson
In permanent camp, you will cut poles and do a shipshape job.
Camp and Trail|Stewart Edward White

All being exactly alike to start with, it depends upon us to keep them neat and shipshape.
Diary of an Enlisted Man|Lawrence Van Alstyne
It was a joy to walk round the docks and admire the smart rig and shipshape appearance of the old sailing vessel.
Recollections of a Busy Life|William B. Forwood

British Dictionary definitions for shipshape

shipshape

/ (ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp) /

adjective

neat; orderly

adverb

in a neat and orderly manner

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单词	shipshape
释义	shipshape [ ship-sheyp ] / ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shipshape ON THESAURUS.COM adjective in good order; well-arranged; trim or tidy. adverb in a shipshape manner. Origin of shipshape First recorded in 1635–45; ship¹ + shape Words nearby shipshape ship-rigged, ship's articles, ship's biscuit, ship's boy, ship's company, shipshape, shipside, ship's inertial navigation system, ship's papers, ship's store, ship's stores Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shipshape She loved a tidy house full of bright, beautiful objects like Crown Derby china, with everything neat and shipshape. Lady Thatcher in Full: Charles Moore on Writing Her Biography\|Matthew Walther\|June 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Cuts down every tree, every bush and twig, and makes it 'shipshape,' as you call it. The Jonathan Papers\|Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris And when I had finished, I called in the crew, for I knew that seeing the ship trim and shipshape always encouraged them. Through the South Seas with Jack London\|Martin Johnson In permanent camp, you will cut poles and do a shipshape job. Camp and Trail\|Stewart Edward White All being exactly alike to start with, it depends upon us to keep them neat and shipshape. Diary of an Enlisted Man\|Lawrence Van Alstyne It was a joy to walk round the docks and admire the smart rig and shipshape appearance of the old sailing vessel. Recollections of a Busy Life\|William B. Forwood British Dictionary definitions for shipshape shipshape / (ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp) / adjective neat; orderly adverb in a neat and orderly manner Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shipshape businesslike, chipper, clean, neat, ordered, orderly, spick-and-span, trim, well-groomed, uncluttered, well-kept
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shipshape

adjective

adverb

Origin of shipshape

Words nearby shipshape

Example sentences from the Web for shipshape

British Dictionary definitions for shipshape

adjective

adverb

Words related to shipshape