spruce

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spruce Definition

• (n) light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
• (n) any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
• (s) marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
• (v) make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
• (v) dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"

spruce Synonyms

• dapper
• dashing
• jaunty
• natty
• raffish
• rakish
• slick up
• smart
• smarten up
• snappy
• spiff up
• spiffy
• spruce
• spruce up
• titivate
• tittivate