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neat1 / nēt/ • adj. 1. (of a place or thing) arranged in an orderly, tidy way: the books had been stacked up in neat piles. ∎ (of a person) habitually tidy, well groomed, or well organized: her daughter was always neat and clean. ∎ having a pleasing shape or appearance; well formed or regular: Alan noted down the orders in his neat, precise script. ∎ inf. very good or pleasant; excellent: I've been taking lessons in tracking from this really neat Indian guide. 2. done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency: Howard's neat, precise tackling. ∎ tending to disregard specifics for the sake of convenience; slick or facile: this neat division does not take into account a host of associated factors. 3. (of liquid, esp. liquor) not diluted or mixed with anything else: he drank neat Scotch. DERIVATIVES: neat·ly adv. neat·ness n. neat2 • n. archaic a bovine animal. ∎ cattle. |
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"neat." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "neat." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-neat.html "neat." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-neat.html |
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neat1 (arch., dial.) animal of the ox kind; cattle. OE. nēat = OS. nōt (Du. noot), OHG. nōz, ON. naut :- Gmc. *nautam, f. *naut- *neut- *nut- make use of, enjoy, whence also OE. nēotan, OHG. niozan (G. geniessen), ON. njóta, neyta, Goth. niutan use, enjoy.
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T. F. HOAD. "neat." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "neat." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-neat.html T. F. HOAD. "neat." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-neat.html |
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neat2 †clean, †clear; free from reductions; smart, dainty, tidy. XVI. — (O)F. net :- L. nitidus shining, clean, f. nitēre shine.
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T. F. HOAD. "neat." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "neat." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-neat1.html T. F. HOAD. "neat." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-neat1.html |
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NEAT Abbr. for Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking.
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"NEAT." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "NEAT." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-NEAT.html "NEAT." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-NEAT.html |
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neat •accrete, beat, beet, bittersweet, bleat, cheat, cleat, clubfeet, compete, compleat, complete, conceit, Crete, deceit, delete, deplete, discreet, discrete, eat, effete, élite, entreat, escheat, estreat, excrete, feat, feet, fleet, gîte, greet, heat, leat, leet, Magritte, maltreat, marguerite, meat, meet, mesquite, mete, mistreat, neat, outcompete, peat, Pete, petite, pleat, receipt, replete, seat, secrete, sheet, skeet, sleet, splay-feet, street, suite, sweet, teat, treat, tweet, wheat
•backbeat • heartbeat • deadbeat
•breakbeat • offbeat • browbeat
•downbeat • drumbeat • upbeat
•sugar beet • Blackfeet • flatfeet
•forefeet • exegete • polychaete
•lorikeet • parakeet
•athlete, biathlete, decathlete, heptathlete, pentathlete, triathlete
•kick-pleat • paraclete • obsolete
•gamete • crabmeat • sweetmeat
•mincemeat • forcemeat • backstreet
•concrete • window seat
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"neat." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "neat." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-neat.html "neat." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-neat.html |
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