spick and span[adjective]Synonyms: brand-new, fire-new, mint, spang-new, spanking-new, span-new, neat, chipper, orderly, shipshape, snug, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed
English Thesaurus: clean, pure, sterile, spotless, pristine, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
spick and span ,
spic and span /ˌspɪk ən ˈspæn/
adjective [not before noun] informal a room, house etc that is spick and span is completely clean and tidy
Synonym : immaculate [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
clean without any dirt or marks:
They need clean water to drink. I don’t have any clean clothes.pure water or air that is pure does not contain any dirt, pollution, or bacteria:
I breathed in the pure mountain air.sterile /ˈsteraɪl $ -rəl/ completely clean, with no bacteria, and therefore safe for medical or scientific use:
Place a sterile bandage on the wound. sterile needlesspotless completely clean – used mainly about rooms and clothes:
Her kitchen is always spotless.pristine /ˈprɪstiːn/ completely clean and new-looking:
He wore a pristine white shirt.immaculate as clean and tidy as it is possible to be:
The soldiers’ uniforms have to be immaculate.spick and span [not before noun] informal clean and tidy, especially after having just been cleaned:
By the end of the day, the whole place was spick and span.wash to clean something with water and usually soap:
She’s washing her hair. There’s nowhere to wash your clothes.wipe to clean a surface with a cloth, often a wet cloth:
Wipe the worktop when you’ve finished cooking.scrub to wash something by rubbing it hard, especially with a brush:
They made her scrub the floor.rinse to remove dirt from something using water, especially after washing it with soap:
Rinse your hair thoroughly after shampooing it.cleanse formal to clean your skin, using water or a special cream:
There are many products available for cleansing your skin.bathe /beɪð/ to clean a wound or a part of your body with water:
Bathe the cut and put a plaster on it.do the dishes (
also do the washing-up British English) to wash plates and pans after a meal:
Who’s going to help me do the dishes?do the laundry (
also do the washing British English) to wash clothes:
On Tuesdays, he does the washing. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲