shipshape

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪpʃeɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ship′shāp′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ship•shape /ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. in good order;
    trim or tidy:Their room was finally shipshape.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ship•shape  (ship′shāp′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. in good order;
    well-arranged;
    trim or tidy.

adv. 
  1. in a shipshape manner.
  • ship + shape 1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shipshape /ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/ adj
  1. neat; orderly
 adv
  1. in a neat and orderly manner
'shipshape' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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