spruce
Pronunciation:
/spɹuːs/noun
Definitions
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
The wood of a spruce.
(used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce.
Example: That spruce table is beautiful!
Prussian leather; pruce.
verb
Definitions
(usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up.
(usually with up) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
To tease.
adjective
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Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).