Spruce - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|spruːs|
Brit.
|spruːs|
noun
- light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
- any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
verb
- make neat, smart, or trim (syn: titivate, tittivate)
- dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
- dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
He spruced up for the party
adjective
- marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners (syn: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, snappy)
Extra examples
He looked very spruce in his new suit.
...a slim, spruce man in a tailor-made business suit...
Mr Bailey was looking very spruce in a white linen suit.
He spruced up for the party
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: spruce
he/she/it: spruces
present participle: sprucing
past tense: spruced
past participle: spruced
I/you/we/they: spruce
he/she/it: spruces
present participle: sprucing
past tense: spruced
past participle: spruced
noun
singular: spruce
plural: spruce
singular: spruce
plural: spruce
adjective
comparative: sprucer
superlative: sprucest
comparative: sprucer
superlative: sprucest
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