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Shipshape Definition & Meaning

shipshape
adjective
  1. of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"

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What does shipshape mean?
of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"
What part of speech is shipshape?
Shipshape is an adjective.

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