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Tidy Very Common

Tidy has 10 different meanings across 5 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective · Intj · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

"She reached into her tidy to grab a fresh spool of thread for her embroidery project."

2

A tabletop container for pens and stationery.

"I keep my keys and coins in the ceramic tidy on the kitchen counter, but I actually use it to hold all my loose change since there isn't a proper coin jar nearby."

Verb
1

put (things or places) in order

"Tidy up your room!"

2

To make tidy; to neaten.

"She spent the afternoon tidying up her messy living room before guests arrived."

Adjective
1

marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

"a tidy person"

"a tidy house"

"a tidy mind"

2

(of hair) neat and tidy

"a nicely kempt beard"

3

large in amount or extent or degree

"it cost a considerable amount"

"a goodly amount"

"received a hefty bonus"

"a respectable sum"

"a tidy sum of money"

"a sizable fortune"

4

Arranged neatly and in order.

"The librarian spent an hour arranging the books on the shelf so they were tidy."

Intj
1

Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.

"Tidy," she nodded approvingly when I asked if the project deadline was still on track.""

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"At the family reunion, Aunt Tidy told everyone to stop talking so she could introduce her new recipe."

Example Sentences
"Tidy up your room!" verb
"a tidy person" adjective
"a tidy house" adjective
"a tidy mind" adjective
"a nicely kempt beard" adjective
"it cost a considerable amount" adjective
"a goodly amount" adjective
"received a hefty bonus" adjective
"a respectable sum" adjective
"a tidy sum of money" adjective
See Also
clean groomed fastidious neat unmessy straighten out pinafore neat as new pin
Related Terms
Antonyms
untidy
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
receptacle order
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
make houseclean
Rhyming Words
hidy acidy reidy fraidy untidy ploidy kasidy liquidy cassidy subsidy stupidy perfidy haploidy euploidy tabloidy diploidy desk tidy hair tidy triploidy dysploidy
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