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Definition of shipshape adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

shipshape

adjective

NAmE//ˌʃɪpˈʃeɪp//

, NAmE//ˈʃɪpʃeɪp//

[not usually before noun]

clean and neat; in good condition and ready to use They had to rush to get everything shipshape before the official opening.

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