ship shape
Neat and orderly
Shipshape means neat, tidy, and well-organized—everything in its proper place and ready for use.
The term comes from the orderly condition expected aboard a well-run vessel, where loose items create hazards at sea.
Often paired with "Bristol fashion" for emphasis: We got the house shipshape before the guests arrived.
The office was finally shipshape after the renovation.
- tidyFree from clutter
- orderlyArranged with care
- neatOrderly, or undiluted
- shipshapeOrderly and neat
- BristolMajor English seaport
seaworthy · smooth sailing · trim · spick-and-span · spit and polish · nautical · deck · poop deck · rigging · ahoy · all hands on deck · captain · vessel · mast · anchor · hull · pristine · immaculate
- getting organizedget organized, in order, put in place, straighten up, tidy up
- Nautical Idiomsbatten down the hatches, all hands on deck, smooth sailing, three sheets to the wind, in the same boat
- sea idiomsall at sea, dead in the water, smooth sailing, sink or swim, miss the boat
- readinessready, prepared, set, alert, primed
ship shapemessy
Lacking order or neatness
disheveled · disorderly · untidy · sloppy · cluttered
ship shapeout of order
Not functioning properly
in disrepair · run-down · dilapidated · ramshackle · broken down
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