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    spruce
    /spruːs/

    adjective

    • 1. neat in dress and appearance: "Angela was a very spruce and tidy person"

    verb

    • 1. make someone or something smarter or tidier: "the fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings" Similar smarten upmake smartertidy upmake tidy

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPRUCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Spruce can be a noun for an evergreen tree or its wood, or an adjective for a tidy and clean person. Learn how to use spruce in sentences and find synonyms, collocations and translations in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spruceSpruce Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Spruce can be a verb, an adjective, or a noun. As a verb, it means to make or make oneself neat or smart. As an adjective, it means neat or smart in appearance. As a noun, it refers to a type of evergreen tree or its wood.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spruceSpruce - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Spruce is a verb that means you pay special attention to your personal appearance, especially your grooming and clothing. If you want to spruce up for a wedding, you'll need to rent a tuxedo and do something with your hair. Spruce can also mean that you're making something else look better.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › spruceSPRUCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales. any of various allied trees, as the Douglas fir and the hemlock spruce. the wood of any such tree.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPRUCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SPRUCE meaning: 1. an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with leaves like needles, or the…. Learn more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › spruceSpruce - definition of spruce by The Free Dictionary

    Spruce can be a noun for a type of evergreen tree or a wood, or an adjective for something neat and trim. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of spruce from various dictionaries and sources.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPRUCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Spruce can be a noun for a type of evergreen tree or its wood, or an adjective for neat and smart appearance. Learn more about its origin, pronunciation, and usage with Collins English Dictionary.