SPRUCE

(noun) any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
(noun) light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
(verb) dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
"He spruced up for the party"
synonyms : slick up , smarten up , spruce up
(verb) make neat, smart, or trim
"Spruce up your house for Spring", "titivate the child"
synonyms : slick up , smarten up , spiff up , spruce up , titivate , tittivate
(adj.) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
"a dapper young man", "a jaunty red hat"
synonyms : dapper , dashing , jaunty , natty , raffish , rakish , snappy , spiffy
David Beckham and Tom Cruise are natty dressers. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for spruce

(Tag: ) SPRUCE rhymes with CRUISE,TOM CRUISE who is NEAT AND TRIM IN APPEARANCE
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It also sounds like: Bruce (Bruce Willis)
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(Tag: ) sounds like BRUCE WAYNE(BATMAN) who is always NEAT AND TRIM IN APPEARANCE when he is not in batman character
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(Tag: ) spruce = sp(special) + ruce (russian); special russian people are ways dressed with coat & tie which makes them very smart & aristocrat officers.
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