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Meanings of neaten in English
Usage of neaten in English
1
Work around the edge with a table knife, to neaten.
2
Not all of us can or want to neaten up the rough edges of our lives.
3
She automatically pats her hair to neaten it.
4
Carefully trim the overhanging pastry to neaten.
5
Trim the fish fillets to neaten the edges, then remove any pin bones with a pair of kitchen tweezers.
6
With the back of a large spoon, neaten the edges and lightly press the potatoes to make a flat cake.
7
When you're happy with the size, neaten the edges of the cross with a scissors and tie them with elastic.
8
Roll each piece lightly between your palms to neaten the shape (you don't have to make perfect rounds).
9
The earth swallowed them back and smoothed over them as if a giant hand had come to neaten everything up.
10
The New Yorker, March 31, 1997 P. 78 While talking to my mother I neaten things.
11
Make sure your CV is updated and neaten up your online image before you reach out to recruitment agencies within the area.
12
The only time I see him in even vague bad humour is when a wardrobe assistant tries to neaten a dancer's hair.
13
He hadn't shaved off the beard, though he'd obviously done his best to neaten it up, and he'd made an attempt at combing his hair.
14
He had less than an hour's work, mostly neatening up the edges.
15
As the message played, Langdon quickly put away the playbill, neatening the desk.
16
She neatened the blanket and climbed to the bedroom on the top floor.
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Translations for neaten
Neaten through the time