spruce
(spruːs )
Word forms: spruce , spruces , sprucing , spruced
1. variable noun
A spruce is a kind of evergreen tree.
Trees such as spruce, pine and oak have been planted.
...a young blue spruce.
...80-year-old spruces.
Spruce is the wood from this tree.
Early settlers built frames of spruce, maple and pine.
2. adjective
Someone who is spruce is very neat and smart in appearance.
Chris was looking spruce in his stiff-collared black shirt and new short hair cut.
Synonyms: smart, trim, neat, elegant
Phrasal verbs:
spruce up
phrasal verb
If something is spruced up, its appearance is improved. If someone is spruced up, they have made themselves look very smart.
Many buildings have been spruced up. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]
In the evening we spruced ourselves up a bit and went out for dinner. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
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Translations:
Chinese: 云杉, 打扮漂亮的
Japanese: トウヒ, 清楚な
- apply fairly
- apply fertiliser
- apply for a grant
- apply force
- apply foundation
- apply generally
- apply knowledge
- apply lightly
- apply lipstick
- apply logic
- apply make-up
- apply mascara
- apply only to
- apply pressure
- apply retroactively
- apply specifically
- apply strictly
- apply successfully
- apply sunscreen
- apply the law
- apply uniformly
- apply universally
- appoint
- appoint a board
- appoint a Cabinet