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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clean, neat |
| Synonyms: | apple-pie order, businesslike, chipper, cleanly, in good shape, methodical, neat as a pin, ordered, orderly, shipshape, sleek, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, systematic, to rights, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed, well-kept, well-ordered |
| Antonyms: | chaotic, dirty, disordered, disorganized, littered, messy, sloppy, slovenly, unclean, untidy |
| Main Entry: | tidy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make neat and orderly |
| Synonyms: | clean, clear the decks, fix up, frame*, get act together, groom, neaten, order, police, pull together, put in good shape, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, shape up, spruce, spruce up, straighten, straighten up, tauten, whip into shape |
| Antonyms: | dirty, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, jumble, litter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in an order |
| Synonyms: | align, array, class, classify, clear the decks, dispose, file, fix up, form, group, line up, methodize, organize, police, police up, position, put in good shape, put in order, put to rights, range, rank, regulate, sort, spruce, spruce up, systematize, tidy, whip into shape |
| Antonyms: | confuse, derange, disarrange, disorder, disorganize, disperse, disturb, mix up, scatter |
| Main Entry: | clean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not dirty; uncluttered |
| Synonyms: | apple-pie order, blank, bright, cleansed, clear, delicate, dirtless, elegant, faultless, flawless, fresh, graceful, hygienic, immaculate, laundered, neat, neat as a button, neat as a pin, orderly, pure, sanitary, shining, simple, snowy, sparkling, speckless, spic and span, spotless, squeaky, stainless, taintless, tidy, trim, unblemished, unpolluted, unsmudged, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, vanilla, washed, well-kept, white |
| Antonyms: | cluttered, dirty, filthy, foul, polluted, stained, tarnished |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean, clear away |
| Synonyms: | ameliorate, break up, brighten, burn off, clarify, cleanse, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, eliminate, empty, erase, extricate, free, lighten, loosen, lose, meliorate, open, purify, refine, rid, rule out, shake off, sweep, throw off, tidy, unblock, unburden, unclog, unload, unloose, unpack, untie, vacate, void, wipe |
| Antonyms: | clutter, pile up |
| Main Entry: | clear up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explain; resolve |
| Synonyms: | answer, cipher, clarify, decipher, dissolve, elucidate, figure out, illuminate, illustrate, make plausible, make reasonable, puzzle out, resolve, solve, straighten out, tidy, unfold, unravel |
| Antonyms: | complicate, question |
| Main Entry: | considerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, large |
| Synonyms: | ample, appreciable, astronomical, big, bountiful, comfortable, commodious, extensive, goodly, great, hefty, huge, large-scale, lavish, major, marked, much, noticeable, plentiful, pretty, reasonable, respectable, sizable, substantial, tidy, tolerable |
| Antonyms: | inconsiderable, insignificant, little, slight, small, undistinguished, unnoticeable |
| Main Entry: | crisp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smart, snappy in appearance |
| Synonyms: | clean-cut, neat, orderly, spruce, tidy, well-groomed, well-pressed |
| Antonyms: | ruffled, rumpled |
| Main Entry: | groom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make ready, prepare physically |
| Synonyms: | brush, clean, coach, comb, curry, dress, drill, educate, lick into shape, make attractive, make presentable, nurture, preen, prep, pretty up, prim, prime, primp, put through grind, put through mill, ready, refine, refresh, rub down, shape up, sleek, slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce up, tend, tidy, train, turn out |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore |
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