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SPICK-AND-SPAN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Completely neat and clean
Example:
their spic red-visored caps
Synonyms:
immaculate; speckless; spic; spic-and-span; spick; spick-and-span; spotless
Classified under:
Similar:
clean (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Conspicuously new
Example:
a spick-and-span novelty
Synonyms:
bran-new; brand-new; spic-and-span; spick-and-span
Classified under:
Similar:
new (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)
