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Dictionary definition and meaning for spruce

SPRUCE

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  • (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

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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  • (Tag: ) SPRUCE rhymes with CRUISE,TOM CRUISE who is NEAT AND TRIM IN APPEARANCE

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  • (Tag: ) ++Imajeeth
    It also sounds like: Bruce (Bruce Willis)

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