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    SPIC-AND-SPAN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Completely neat and cleanplay

    Example:

    their spic red-visored caps

    Synonyms:

    immaculate; speckless; spic; spic-and-span; spick; spick-and-span; spotless

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    clean (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Conspicuously newplay

    Example:

    a spick-and-span novelty

    Synonyms:

    bran-new; brand-new; spic-and-span; spick-and-span

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    new (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)

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