Neat meaning in English
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Definition
neat: tidy, well ordered, well arranged, not messy
Examples
- "Before there were two, very neat piles of letters."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with terms from the dialogue. Use the hints to help you!
The papers which are normally on Icarus' (a common piece of office furniture), are now on the (the ground, or the surface of a room).
An office which is orderly and organized can be called , while an office which is disorganized can be called a .
The papers which are normally on Icarus' (a common piece of office furniture), are now on the (the ground, or the surface of a room).
An office which is orderly and organized can be called , while an office which is disorganized can be called a .
Fill in the blanks below with terms from the dialogue. Use the hints to help you!
The papers which are normally on Icarus' desk 1 (a common piece of office furniture), are now on the floor 2 (the ground, or the surface of a room).
An office which is orderly and organized can be called [not done] neat 3, while an office which is disorganized can be called a [not done] mess 4.
The papers which are normally on Icarus' desk 1 (a common piece of office furniture), are now on the floor 2 (the ground, or the surface of a room).
An office which is orderly and organized can be called [not done] neat 3, while an office which is disorganized can be called a [not done] mess 4.
1 desk: A "desk" is a common piece of furniture on which people work. It is generally a flat surface made of wood or metal with four legs, a lot like a "table"!
2 floor: A "floor" describes the bottom surface within a home or building. Icarus complains that papers which were once on his desk, are now on the "floor".
3 neat: The adjective "neat" describes something orderly, clean or organized. Icarus describes a neat pile of letters on his desk before Philip and Samantha made a mess in his office.
4 mess: A "mess" is a state of disorder or untidiness, for example: I'm a very messy person, I always leave my bedroom in a mess. Icarus is upset because his normally organized office has become "messy" or "a mess".
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