I . a.
1.
Snug, neat, nice, compact, well-adjusted, well-ordered, tidy.
2.
Spruce, finical, smart.
II . n.
1.
Dress, gear, ornaments, ~mings, trappings.
2.
State, condition, order, case, plight.
III . v. a.
1.
Adjust, arrange, put in order, set right, make ~, prepare.
2.
Dress, decorate, ornament, embellish, adorn, garnish, deck, bedeck, set out, array, set off, trick out.
3.
Clip, lop, shear, prune, curtail, shave, shear.
4.
( Colloq. ) Rebuke, chide, reprove sharply, reprimand.
IV . v. n.
Fluctuate, vacillate, balance, be on the fence, veer round, change sides, be a timeserver, shift, shuffle, play fast and loose, blow hot and cold.