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spick
/spɪk/
noun 2adj 1verb 1
Collocations
2VERB + SPICK
asked, become, get, want
SPICK + NOUN
ais, fran, italiano, oui, y
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative spelling of spic.
noun
1
A nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener).
adj
1
Tidy; fresh.
Internally the building bad been modernized and reconstructed to a point where it was doubtful whether its previous tenants would be able to recognize a single room. Outside it had become spick. The yards and sheds had a suburban rather than a rural tidiness and had for years known no form of animal life rougher than a few riding horses and ponies. The farmyard showed no utilitarian sights and gave forth no rustic smells; it had been laid over with close green turf like a bowling green.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American d
- spic
- spik
adjective — completely neat and clean
- immaculate
- speckless
- spick-and-span
- spic-and-span
- spic
- spotless
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Internally the building bad been modernized and reconstructed to a point where it was doubtful whether its previous tenants would be able to recognize a single room. Outside it had become spick. The y
Wiktionary02
“Spick Italiano?” he asked. “No.” “Spick Français?” “Oui,” said Dick, glowering.
Wiktionary03
I want everything spick and span.
Tatoeba · #906231904
Our aunt Erna could never keep things tidy, so whenever anyone was due to visit, there was a rush to get things spick and span.
Tatoeba · #1182560405
Great, today the floor will be spick and span.
Tatoeba · #13050048Usage Notes
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