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Spruce – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A widespread coniferous tree which has a distinctive conical shape and hanging cones, widely grown for timber, pulp, and christmas trees.

Usage examples:

The best trees to plant with wildlife in mind are cherry and mulberry for their fruits, pines and s…
adjective

Neat in dress and appearance.

Usage examples:

Angela was a very spruce and tidy person

Synonims:

NeatWell groomedWell turned outWell dressedBesuitedSmartTrimDapperElegantChicSoignéNattySnazzySpiffyTrig
verb

Make someone or something smarter or tidier.

Usage examples:

The fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings

Synonims:

Smarten upMake smarterTidy upMake tidyMake neaterNeaten upPut in orderClean upDo upTart upPosh upGussy upGroom oneselfTidy oneselfSmarten oneself upFreshen oneself upPreen one
verb

Engage in pretence or deception, especially by feigning illness.

Usage examples:

He's no fool; he'd have known if she was sprucing
noun

An evergreen tree with thin, pointed leaves, or the wood of this tree

Spruce translation into English

Spruce: translate from English into Chinese

Translate spruce into Chinese (Simplified)}
云杉, 俏的, 云衫

Spruce: translate from English into Dutch

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Spar, Net, Den, Keurig, Zwierig, Opknappen, Knap, Opgedirkt, Denneboom, Net aankleden, Opdirken

Spruce: translate from English into French

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Épicéa, Impeccable, Pimpant, Soigné, Nette, Net, Épicéa spruce

Spruce: translate from English into German

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Fichte, Schmuck, Adrett, Gepflegt, Proper, Flott

Spruce: translate from English into Hindi

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सजाना, सुथरा, स्वच्छ सुंदर वस्र पहिनाना, ठाट का लिबास पहनना, बना-ठना, साफ-सुथरा, चुस्त, फुर्तीला

Spruce: translate from English into Italian

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Abete rosso, Azzimato

Spruce: translate from English into Korean

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가문비, 조촐한, 말쑥하게 꾸미다, 몸치장시키다, 모양내다

Spruce: translate from English into Russian

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Ель, Щеголеватый, Элегантный, Нарядный, Аккуратный, Хвойное дерево, Приводить в порядок, Наряжаться, Принаряжаться, Притворяться, Лгать, Обманывать

Spruce: translate from English into Spanish

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Abeto, Picea, Acicalado, Pulcro, Aseado

Word origin

early 20th century: of unknown origin.

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Spruce – similar words

sprucely

ˈspruːs.li

adverb

In a way that is tidy and clean in appearance

Usage examples:

The people in the neighbourhood were always sprucely dressed., it was a beautiful victorian house w…
Sprucely - all meanings in English

spruced

verb

Make someone or something smarter or tidier.

Usage examples:

The fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings
verb

Engage in pretence or deception, especially by feigning illness.

Usage examples:

He's no fool; he'd have known if she was sprucing
noun

A widespread coniferous tree which has a distinctive conical shape and hanging cones, widely grown for timber, pulp, and christmas trees.

Usage examples:

The best trees to plant with wildlife in mind are cherry and mulberry for their fruits, pines and s…
Spruced - all meanings in English

Spruce synonims

chic

ʃiːk

adjective

Elegantly and stylishly fashionable.

Usage examples:

She looked every inch the chic frenchwoman
noun

Stylishness and elegance, typically of a specified kind.

Usage examples:

The hotel's lobby and restaurant are the height of designer chic
adjective

Stylish and fashionable

Usage examples:

I like your haircut - it's very chic., a chic restaurant
Chic - all meanings in English

clean up

phrasal verb

Put (things or places) in order

phrasal verb

To remove dirt from something or make something neat

Usage examples:

We need to do something to clean up this mess and then get out of there., i have to clean things up…
phrasal verb

To get a lot of money

Usage examples:

With holiday spending already up by 10%, retailers are really hoping to clean up this season., last…
Clean up - all meanings in English

dapper

ˈdæp.ər

adjective

Neat and trim in dress and appearance (typically used of a man).

Usage examples:

He looked very dapper in a dark silk suit
adjective

(of a man) looking stylish and neat

adjective

A dapper man is dressed in a fashionable and tidy way

Usage examples:

Hercule poirot is the dapper detective of the agatha christie novels.
Dapper - all meanings in English

do up

ˈʌp.duː

phrasal verb

Wrap for decorative purposes

noun

A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is arranged on top of the head, especially for a special occasion such as a wedding

Do up - all meanings in English

elegant

ˈel.ɪ.ɡənt

adjective

Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

Usage examples:

She will look elegant in black
adjective

Graceful and attractive in appearance or behavior

Usage examples:

We met a young businesswoman, elegant in a black suit., he was known for his elegance and wit., ele…
adjective

Graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour

Usage examples:

An elegant woman, a very elegant suit, an elegant dining room
Elegant - all meanings in English

gussy up

phrasal verb

Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

phrasal verb

To make someone or something look more attractive or impressive

Usage examples:

The museum will put finishing touches on new exhibits and gussy up old ones in time for the grand r…
Gussy up - all meanings in English

natty

adjective

(of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable.

Usage examples:

A natty blue blazer
adjective

(among rastafarians) denoting hair that is uncombed or matted, as in dreadlocks.

Usage examples:

The hippie had natty blond hair, and large, vacant-looking eyes with wrinkles around them.
adjective

Stylish and tidy in every detail

Usage examples:

He's always been a natty dresser.
Natty - all meanings in English

neat

adjective

Arranged in a tidy way; in good order.

Usage examples:

The books had been stacked up in neat piles
noun

A bovine animal.

abbreviation

Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (the energy dissipated as heat by a person during minor physical activity, such as fidgeting or shivering, that does not involve a large expenditure of energy and is not perceived as exercise).

Neat - all meanings in English

put in order

noun

Something you are told to do by someone else and which you must do

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the company has received an order to stop releasing pollution into the air., hi…
noun

A request from a customer for goods or services

Usage examples:

Recent trends suggest that orders are unlikely to be converted into sales until the second half., w…
Put in order - all meanings in English

smart

adjective

(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed.

Usage examples:

You look very smart
verb

(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Her legs were scratched and smarting
noun

Sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

The smart of the recent cuts
Smart - all meanings in English

snazzy

adjective

Stylish and attractive.

Usage examples:

Snazzy little silk dresses
adjective

Modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention

Usage examples:

Snazzy computer graphics
Snazzy - all meanings in English

soigne

adjective

Dressed very elegantly; well groomed.

Usage examples:

She was dark, petite, and soignée
Soigne - all meanings in English

spiffy

adjective

Smart in appearance.

Usage examples:

A spiffy new outfit
adjective

Stylish, attractive, or pleasing

Usage examples:

She got a spiffy haircut.
Spiffy - all meanings in English

trig

noun

Trigonometry.

Usage examples:

With all the inverse trig. functions you must carefully select the answer or answers that are appro…
adjective

Neat and smart in appearance.

Usage examples:

Two trig little boys, each in a gray flannel suit
verb

Make neat and smart in appearance.

Usage examples:

He has rigged her and trigged her with paint and spar
Trig - all meanings in English

trim

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

Usage examples:

Trim the grass using a sharp mower
noun

Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

Usage examples:

A red blazer with gold trim
adjective

Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

Usage examples:

His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim
Trim - all meanings in English

well turned out

phrase

To be beautifully, well, etc. dressed

Usage examples:

She's always beautifully turned out., he arrived with his wife and three well-turned-out young chil…
Well turned out - all meanings in English

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