spick-and-span

[ spik-uhn-span ]

/ ˈspɪk ənˈspæn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR spick-and-span ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen.

perfectly new; fresh.

adverb

in a spick-and-span manner.

Origin of spick-and-span

1570–80; short for spick-and-span-new, alliterative extension of span-new

Words nearby spick-and-span

spicebush, spicebush swallowtail, Spice Islands, spicery, spicewood, spick-and-span, spicula, spiculate, spiculation, spicule, spiculum

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Example sentences from the Web for spick-and-span

Nothing—except that the apartment was in spick-and-span order from end to end; and that must have taken some time to accomplish.
The Road to Understanding|Eleanor H. Porter
A spick-and-span Italian lieutenant of gendarmerie paused in front of him and was clearly interested.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1|Henry Baerlein
He had recognized, despite disguising superficialities of garb and manner, Bertha's once spick-and-span butler.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
He indulged to the full his whim that everything entering into the construction of "Abraham" should be spick-and-span.
The Damnation of Theron Ware|Harold Frederic

But even they had to admit that Dickie was a spick-and-span young chap.
The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for spick-and-span

spick-and-span

spic-and-span

/ (ˈspɪkənˈspæn) /

adjective

extremely neat and clean

new and fresh

Word Origin for spick-and-span

C17: shortened from spick-and-span-new, from obsolete spick spike, nail + span-new

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with spick-and-span

spick and span

Neat and clean, as in When Ruth has finished cleaning, the whole house is spick and span. This term combines two nouns that are now obsolete, spick, “a nail” or “spike,” and span, “a wooden chip.” In the 1500s a sailing ship was considered spick and span when every spike and chip was brand-new. The transfer to the current sense took place in the mid-1800s.

单词	spick-and-span
释义	spick-and-span [ spik-uhn-span ] / ˈspɪk ənˈspæn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spick-and-span ON THESAURUS.COM adjective spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen. perfectly new; fresh. adverb in a spick-and-span manner. Origin of spick-and-span 1570–80; short for spick-and-span-new, alliterative extension of span-new Words nearby spick-and-span spicebush, spicebush swallowtail, Spice Islands, spicery, spicewood, spick-and-span, spicula, spiculate, spiculation, spicule, spiculum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spick-and-span Nothing—except that the apartment was in spick-and-span order from end to end; and that must have taken some time to accomplish. The Road to Understanding\|Eleanor H. Porter A spick-and-span Italian lieutenant of gendarmerie paused in front of him and was clearly interested. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1\|Henry Baerlein He had recognized, despite disguising superficialities of garb and manner, Bertha's once spick-and-span butler. Port O' Gold\|Louis John Stellman He indulged to the full his whim that everything entering into the construction of "Abraham" should be spick-and-span. The Damnation of Theron Ware\|Harold Frederic But even they had to admit that Dickie was a spick-and-span young chap. The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse\|Arthur Scott Bailey British Dictionary definitions for spick-and-span spick-and-span spic-and-span / (ˈspɪkənˈspæn) / adjective extremely neat and clean new and fresh Word Origin for spick-and-span C17: shortened from spick-and-span-new, from obsolete spick spike, nail + span-new Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with spick-and-span spick and span Neat and clean, as in When Ruth has finished cleaning, the whole house is spick and span. This term combines two nouns that are now obsolete, spick, “a nail” or “spike,” and span, “a wooden chip.” In the 1500s a sailing ship was considered spick and span when every spike and chip was brand-new. The transfer to the current sense took place in the mid-1800s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to spick-and-span clean, fresh, hygienic, immaculate, neat, polished, pure, sanitary, shining, shipshape, spotless, spruce, tidy, unstained, untarnished, gleaming, cleaned
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spick-and-span

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spic-and-span

adjective

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