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Definition of Neat

1. Adjective. Clean or organized. "A neat room"

2. Adjective. Showing care in execution. "Neat handwriting"

3. Adjective. Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming. "She hated to have her neat plans upset"

4. Adjective. Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed. "The neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"

5. Adjective. Very good. "You look simply smashing"

6. Adjective. Without water. "Took his whiskey neat"

Definition of Neat

1. n. sing. & pl. 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.

2. a. Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.

3. a. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.

Definition of Neat

1. Noun. (archaic) A bull or cow. ¹

2. Noun. (archaic) Cattle collectively. ¹

3. Adjective. Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities. ¹

4. Adjective. Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below. ¹

5. Adjective. (chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent ¹

6. Adjective. (archaic) With all deductions or allowances made; net. ¹

7. Adjective. Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful. ¹

8. Adjective. Well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise. ¹

9. Adjective. (colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neat

1. being in a state of cleanliness and order [adj NEATER, NEATEST] / a bovine [n -S] - See also: bovine

Medical Definition of Neat

1. 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. "Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat." (Spenser) "The steer, the heifer, and the calf Are all called neat." (Shak) "A neat and a sheep of his own." (Tusser) Neat's-foot, an oil obtained by boiling the feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and pliable. Origin: AS. Neat; akin to OHG. Nz, Icel. Naut, Sw. Not, Dan. Nod, and to AS. Neotan to make use of, G. Geniessen, Goth. Niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. Nauda use, profit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neat

nearliest nearly nearly never bulled a cow nearness nearnesses nears nearshore nearshores nearside nearsides

nearsighted nearsightedly nearsightedness nearsightednesses nearthrosis neat (current term) neat's-foot oil neat-freak neatball neaten

neatened neatening neatens neater neatest neath neatherd neatherds neathouse

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