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    spick and span
    /spɪk(ə)ndˈspan/

    adjective

    • 1. neat, clean, and well looked after: "my little house is spick and span"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPICK AND SPAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˌspɪk·ənˈspæn / Add to word list. very clean and neat. (Definition of spick and span from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of spick-and-span? Browse. spicily. spiciness. spicing. spick and span phrase. spicy. spider food. spider mite.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spick-and-spanSpick-and-span Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SPICK-AND-SPAN is fresh, brand-new. How to use spick-and-span in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › spick-and-spanSPICK-AND-SPAN Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Spick-and-span definition: spotlessly clean and neat. See examples of SPICK-AND-SPAN used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'spick and span' - Collins Online Dictionary

    A place that is spick and span is very clean and tidy. The apartment was spick and span. Synonyms: neat, trim, tidy, clean More Synonyms of spick and span. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › spick-and-spanspick-and-span - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 15, 2024 · spick - and - span (comparative more spick-and-span, superlative most spick-and-span) (idiomatic) Clean, spotless. I mopped up the kitchen floor so it was spick-and-span. new, and 'tis made as 'twere in mine owne perſon, and I ſing it in mine owne defence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › spick-and-spanspick-and-span - The Free Dictionary

    adjective. In good order or clean condition: neat, orderly, shipshape, snug, spruce, taut, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spick-and-spanSpick-and-span - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits. adjective. conspicuously new. “a spick-and-span novelty”. synonyms: bran-new, brand-new, spic-and-span. new. not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered.