Meaning & Definition of Spruce in English
English⟶
Spruce
/sprus/
noun
1. Light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees
- Used especially for timbers and millwork
synonym:
- spruce
2. Any coniferous tree of the genus picea
synonym:
- spruce
verb
1. Make neat, smart, or trim
- "Spruce up your house for spring"
- "Titivate the child"
synonym:
- spruce up,
- spruce,
- titivate,
- tittivate,
- smarten up,
- slick up,
- spiff up
2. Dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
- "He spruced up for the party"
synonym:
- spruce up,
- spruce,
- slick up,
- smarten up
adjective
1. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- "A dapper young man"
- "A jaunty red hat"
synonym:
- dapper,
- dashing,
- jaunty,
- natty,
- raffish,
- rakish,
- spiffy,
- snappy,
- spruce