Dictionary Entry
neat
neat is a 4-letter English word with 13 senses as noun sing & plural, noun, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 5 · 13 senses
Definitions
- 1noun sing & plural
Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.
- 2noun
Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
- 3adjective
Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
- 4adjective
Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
- 5adjective
Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy.
- 6adjective
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
- 7adjective
With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net., 3.]
- 8adjective
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
"he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"
"a clean throw"
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- 9adjective
without water
"took his whiskey neat"
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- 10adjective
free from what is tawdry or unbecoming
"a neat style"
"a neat set of rules"
- 11adjective
very good
"he did a bully job"
"a neat sports car"
- 12adjective
clean or organized
"her neat dress"
"a neat room"
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- 13adjective
showing care in execution
"neat homework"
"neat handwriting"
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