ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEAT
From Old French net, from Latin nitidus clean, shining, from nitēre to shine; related to Middle Irish niam beauty, brightness, Old Persian naiba- beautiful.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEAT»
The term «neat» is very widely used and occupies the
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English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «NEAT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
neat.
You could eat sushi off my bookshelf. My cleaning regime is like a battleground. I'm Genghis Khan and my cleaning products are my Mongolian army and I take no prisoners. The rest of my life is an experiment in chaos so I like to keep my flat neat.
There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it.
I have to admit: I have been known to be obsessively neat and like things arranged 'just so.'
Our friends in the group Chicago, they just numbered theirs and we thought that was kind of neat but it made continuity from album to album and that was our way of doing it.
The pursuit of pretty formulas and neat theorems can no doubt quickly degenerate into a silly vice, but so can the quest for austere generalities which are so very general indeed that they are incapable of application to any particular.
There are two things that I hate: getting up at 6 in the morning and making my bed. I'm as neat as a pin, but I will not make beds. Period. I don't care if I get into them and they're messy. I just don't care.
Many self-help books give you these neat, tidy formulas that are really illusions. They dupe people into thinking, 'Well if I can just do that, then everything's going to be okay.' My work differs in that I don't offer quick solutions and simple explanations.
As for our garments, my Mother did not only delight to see us neat and cleanly, fine and gay, but rich and costly: maintaining us to the heighth of her estate, but not beyond it.
Animals that we eat are raised for food in the most economical way possible, and the serious food producers do it in the most humane way possible. I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.
To be publishing Stephen King, to be a friend to Stephen, when he is absolutely what got me into this business, is a really neat thing and something I don't take for granted.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEAT»
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neat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
neat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pretty
Neat: The Buttoned-up Way to Get Organized and Let Go ...
Funny, irreverent, entertaining, and helpful, the book covers all facets of clutter-control, from tried-and-true tips for conquering to-do lists and wrangling family schedules to ideas on excavating inboxes, eliminating excuses, and ...
Alicia Rockmore, Sarah Welch, 2010
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Neat: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
3
Neat Pieces: The Plain-style Furniture of Nineteenth-century ...
Each of them is described and illustrated in this book. Photographs in the original edition of Neat Pieces were black-and-white; here they are color.
4
Nir! Read It, Write It, Draw It: The
Neat Pig - Level 2
Pig wants to be clean, but will his mom and dad ever understand? This three-in-one tool for improving reading fluency and comprehension includes stickers. Illustrations. Consumable.
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Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-engineer the Mind
Why do we spend so much of our time passing on amusing anecdotes, making wisecracks,watching The Simpsons? In Inside Jokes, Matthew Hurley, DanielDennett, and Reginald Adams offer an evolutionary and cognitive perspective.
Matthew M. Hurley, Daniel Clement Dennett, Reginald B. Adams, 2011
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Neat Jewish Stuff for Christians
It was from the Jews that Jesus called his disciples, and out of Judaism the early church was born.Neat Jewish Stuff for Christians brings the reader to a better understanding of the Jewish roots of the Christian faith and the message of ...
This is a witty poem about feet ... all kinds of feet!
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A
Neat Plain Modern Stile: Philip Hooker and His ...
Much about Phillip Hooker remains unknown, especially about his personal life and early architectural training.
Douglas G. Bucher, W. Richard Wheeler, Mary Raddant Tomlan, 1993
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Investigation of Short-term Laboratory Aging of
Neat and ...
"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 709: Investigation of Short-Term Laboratory Aging of Neat and Modified Asphalt Binders provides a proposed method of testing for short-term laboratory aging of neat and ...
David A. Anderson, Ramon Francis Bonaquist, 2012
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The history of Goody Two Shoes: embellished with
neat engravings
The story of a sister and a brother who were orphans.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEAT»
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neat is used in the context of the following news items.
Goodell tells Pittsburgh crowd that Pittsburgh Super Bowl would be …
It would be neat, but don't hold your breath. nobody wants to visit Pittsburgh .... Yes and with Baltimore Ravens winning would be REALLY neat. «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
Assault Android Cactus Brings Mega Weapons and Neat Camera …
Those bonuses are all neat, but the option of using AI to boost player numbers up to four is particularly welcome. Check out a trailer showing off ... «Nintendo Life, Jul 15»
Neat but narky at times: Pebble Time colour e-paper watch
Review I love what Eric Migovsky has done with the Pebble by creating an antidote to modern smartwatches. The two generations of Pebble so ... «The Register, Jul 15»
NelsonHall Launches NEAT Vendor Evaluation & Assessment Tool …
This NelsonHall Vendor Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) is now available to NelsonHall clients and is also available for a period ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
Mayweather gets super amazed by a twisting spoon - Neat trick!
Who amongst us doesn't like a good magic trick? C'mon, you know you do! Check out this magic trick as Jeff Mayweather (and perhaps you) ... «Doghouse Boxing, Jul 15»
Chris Webby & SAP Drop 'Jamo-Neat' EP
Chris Webby releases Jamo-Neat, his new EP completely produced by SAP (credits Wiz Khalifa, The Game, Meek Mill, School Boy Q, Mac ... «Rhyme Junkie, Jul 15»
Stream Chris Webby & Sap's New EP "JAMO-NEAT"
The project, JAMO-NEAT, was titled as such because both Webby and Sap drank their Jameson neat for a good eight nights while working on ... «HotNewHipHop, Jul 15»
Westport's NEAT Reopens After Renovations
Rachel Haughey, owner of NEAT on Wilton Road in Westport, is aware of all the possible meanings of her establishment's name — from tidy to ... «The Daily Voice, Jul 15»
Repeat would be neat for Barry
Long Meadow's Caitlin Barry chips onto a green during her Women's City Golf Tournament victory last year at Vesper Country Club. The 17th ... «Lowell Sun, Jul 15»
David Brooks: Neat trick to new old liberalism
Well, Hillary Clinton hasn't gone crazy. At a time when some in her party are drifting toward Bernie Sanders/Occupy Wall Street-style rhetoric, ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
