shipshape
Americanadjective
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in good order; well-arranged; trim or tidy.
adverb
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in a shipshape manner.
adjective
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neat; orderly
adverb
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in a neat and orderly manner
Etymology
Origin of shipshape
Example Sentences
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Two months later, on Nov. 15, 1856, Neptune’s Car, gleaming and shipshape, enters the harbor of San Francisco.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
And the repair bill to get the water-damaged structure shipshape was $1.3 million.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2023
The Sanborn was renovated in 1992 using tax-credit financing that involved outside investors with a financial interest in keeping the building shipshape.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023
Simply keeping the Amadea shipshape comes at vast expense, with annual running costs estimated at £25m or more.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022
Telemakhos called in the crew, and told them: “Get everything shipshape aboard this craft; we pull out now, and put sea miles behind us.”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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