The difference between Cattle and Neat
When used as nouns, cattle means domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc), whereas neat means a bull or cow.
Neat is also adjective with the meaning: clean, tidy.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cattle and Neat
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Cattle as a noun:
Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).
Examples:
"Do you want to raise cattle?"
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Cattle as a noun:
Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.
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Cattle as a noun (pejorative, figuratively):
People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
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Cattle as a noun (obsolete, English law, sometimes, _, countable):
chattel
Examples:
"goods and cattle"
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Cattle as a noun (uncountable, rare):
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Neat as a noun (archaic):
A bull or cow.
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Neat as a noun (archaic):
Cattle collectively.
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Neat as an adjective:
Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
Examples:
"My room is neat because I tidied it this morning.  nowrap She has very neat hair."
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Neat as an adjective:
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
Examples:
"I like my whisky neat."
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Neat as an adjective (chemistry):
Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
Examples:
"The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat.  nowrap The molecular beam was neat acetylene."
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Neat as an adjective (archaic):
With all deductions or allowances made; net.
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Neat as an adjective:
Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
Examples:
"The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests."
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Neat as an adjective:
Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
Examples:
"Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch."
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Neat as an adjective (North American, colloquial):
Good, excellent, desirable.
Examples:
"Hey, neat convertible, man."
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Neat as a noun (informal):
An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare .