The meaning of Spruce

Spruce – definition

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:
Neat Well groomed Well turned out Well dressed Besuited Smart Trim Dapper Elegant Chic Soigné Natty Snazzy Spiffy Trig

verb
Make someone or something smarter or tidier.
Usage examples:
The fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings
Synonims:
Smarten up Make smarter Tidy up Make tidy Make neater Neaten up Put in order Clean up Do up Tart up Posh up Gussy up Groom oneself Tidy oneself Smarten oneself up Freshen oneself up Preen 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

云杉, 云衫, 俏的

Spruce: translate from English into Dutch

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

Spruce: translate from English into French

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

Spruce: translate from English into German

Fichte, Schmuck, Adrett, Gepflegt, Proper, Flott

Spruce: translate from English into Hindi

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

Spruce: translate from English into Italian

Abete rosso, Azzimato

Spruce: translate from English into Korean

가문비, 조촐한, 말쑥하게 꾸미다, 몸치장시키다, 모양내다

Spruce: translate from English into Russian

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

Spruce: translate from English into Spanish

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…

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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…

All meanings and translations of Spruced

Spruce synonims

chic

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

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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…

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dapper

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

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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

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elegant

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…

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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…

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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.

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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).

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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

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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

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soigne

adjective
Dressed very elegantly; well groomed.
Usage examples:
She was dark, petite, and soignée

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spiffy

adjective
Smart in appearance.
Usage examples:
A spiffy new outfit

adjective
Stylish, attractive, or pleasing
Usage examples:
She got a spiffy haircut.

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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

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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

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