1syllable
spruce
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Definitions ofspruce
1noun
- 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.
1verb
- (usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up.
- (usually with up) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
- To tease.
1adjective
- Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
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