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