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| tidying | |
| 1. n. The act or process in which things are tidied. |  |
| tidy | |
| 1. adj. Arranged neatly and in order. | |
| Keep Britain tidy. | |
| 2. adj. Not messy; neat and controlled. | |
| 3. adj. (colloquial) Satisfactory; comfortable. | |
| 4. adj. (colloquial) Generous, considerable. | |
| The scheme made a tidy profit. | |
| 5. adj. (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable. | |
| 6. adj. (obsolete) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good. | |
| 7. adj. Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order. | |
| 8. v. To make tidy; to neaten. | |
| 9. n. A tabletop container for pens and stationery. | |
| a desk tidy | |
| 10. n. A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc. | |
| 11. n. (dated) A child's pinafore. | |
| 12. n. The wren. | |
| 13. interj. (Wales) Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question. | |
