not used before a noun
: clean, neat, and tidy : organized and in good condition
I like to keep my car shipshape.
Everything had to be shipshape before we could sell the house.
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“Shipshape.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/shipshape. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.
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