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Noun
S:
(n)
spruce
(light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork)
S:
(n)
spruce
(any coniferous tree of the genus Picea)
Verb
S:
(v)
spruce up
,
spruce
,
titivate
,
tittivate
,
smarten up
,
slick up
,
spiff up
(make neat, smart, or trim)
"Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
S:
(v)
spruce up
,
spruce
,
slick up
,
smarten up
(dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion)
"He spruced up for the party"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
dapper
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dashing
,
jaunty
,
natty
,
raffish
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rakish
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spiffy
,
snappy
,
spruce
(marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners)
"a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"