Definition of
spruce has definitions from the field of botany
1
[ noun ] light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

Related terms

wood

2
[ verb ] dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion

Synonyms

slick_up smarten_up spruce_up

Examples

"He spruced up for the party"

Related terms

groom

3
[ verb ] make neat, smart, or trim

Synonyms

titivate tittivate smarten_up slick_up spiff_up spruce_up

Examples

"Spruce up your house for Spring" "titivate the child"

Related terms

beautify titivation

4
[ adjective ] marked by smartness in dress and manners

Synonyms

dapper jaunty snappy raffish natty smart rakish dashing

Examples

"a dapper young man" "a jaunty red hat"

Related terms

fashionable

5
[ adjective ] marked by smartness in dress and manners

Synonyms

dapper jaunty snappy raffish natty smart rakish spiffy dashing

Examples

"a dapper young man" "a jaunty red hat"

Related terms

fashionable

6
[ noun ] (botany) any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

Related terms

conifer Norway_spruce Engelmann_spruce white_spruce black_spruce Siberian_spruce oriental_spruce Colorado_spruce red_spruce weeping_spruce picea_sitchensis Picea

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Rhymes with

bruce truce abstruse

Phonetic and Homophones

S P R UW1 S

Similar Spelling

sprucely spruce_up spiracle spurge Spires sparge sparse sparker Sparkes Sparkle Spurgeon sparkler Spergula sparsely spork spark spore_sac sporocarp spur_gear Sparacino Sparks Spargo

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