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neat as ninepence

neat as ninepence adjective: neat, tidy, in order.

Adjective

neat as ninepence (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Neat, tidy, in order.

Questions about neat as ninepence

What does neat as ninepence mean?
Neat as ninepence means neat, tidy, in order.
What part of speech is neat as ninepence?
Neat as ninepence is an adjective.

Words near neat as ninepence in the dictionary

  1. neat
  2. neat and tidy
  3. neat as a button
  4. neat as a new pin
  5. neat as a pin
  6. neat as ninepence
  7. neat freak
  8. neat freaks
  9. neat line
  10. neat lines
  11. neat weight

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