spruce 1 (spr s)n. 1. a. Any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Picea, having needlelike foliage, drooping cones, and soft wood often used for paper pulp. b. Any of various similar or related trees. c. The wood of any of these trees. 2. A grayish green to dark greenish black. [Short for obsolete Spruce fir, Prussian fir, from Middle English Spruce, Prussia, alteration of Pruce from Anglo-Norman Pruz, from Medieval Latin Prussia.] |
| spruce 2 (sprs) adj. spruc·er, spruc·est Neat, trim, and smart in appearance: "a good-looking man; spruce and dapper, and very tidy" (Anthony Trollope). v. spruced, spruc·ing, spruc·es v.tr. To make neat and trim: spruced up the chairs with new slipcovers. v.intr. To make oneself neat and smart in appearance: He was sprucing for the school dance. [Perhaps from obsolete spruce leather, Prussian leather, from Middle English Spruce, Prussia; see spruce1.] spruce  ly adv.spruce ness n. |
spruce1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Picea, cultivated for timber and for ornament: family Pinaceae. They grow in a pyramidal shape and have needle-like leaves and light-coloured wood See also Norway spruce, blue spruce, white spruce, black spruce
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of any of these trees
[short for Spruce fir, from C14 Spruce Prussia, changed from Pruce, via Old French from Latin Prussia]
spruce2
adj
neat, smart, and trim
[perhaps from Spruce leather a fashionable leather imported from Prussia; see spruce1]
sprucely adv
spruceness n
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| Noun | 1. |  spruce - light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millworkspruce - any coniferous tree of the genus Picea wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
| 2. | spruce - any coniferous tree of the genus Picea genus Picea, Picea - a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce) spruce - light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork Norway spruce, Picea abies - tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones Brewer's spruce, Picea breweriana, weeping spruce - medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches Engelmann spruce, Engelmann's spruce, Picea engelmannii - tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes Picea glauca, white spruce - medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones black spruce, Picea mariana, spruce pine - small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood Picea obovata, Siberian spruce - tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway spruce Picea sitchensis, Sitka spruce - a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight oriental spruce, Picea orientalis - evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce, Picea pungens, silver spruce - tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward eastern spruce, Picea rubens, red spruce, yellow spruce - medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones | |
| Verb | 1. | spruce - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" |
| 2. | spruce - dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" | |
| Adj. | 1. | spruce - marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" |
spruce
adjective smart, trim, neat, elegant, dainty, dapper, natty (informal), well-groomed, well turned out, trig (archaic or dialect), as if you had just stepped out of a bandbox, soigné or soignée Chris was looking spruce in his black shirt.
messy, untidy, dishevelled, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, uncombed, frowsy, disarrayed
messy, untidy, dishevelled, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, uncombed, frowsy, disarrayed
Translations
spruce [ˈspruːs]
spruce1 [spruːs] n (Bot) → abete m
Norway spruce → abete norvegese or rosso
spruce1 [spruːs] n (Bot) → abete m
Norway spruce → abete norvegese or rosso
spruce2 [spruːs] adj (outfit) → elegante; (lawn) → curato/a; (person) → azzimato/a
spruce2 [spruːs] adj (outfit) → elegante; (lawn) → curato/a; (person) → azzimato/a
Norway spruce → abete norvegese or rosso
spruce1 [spruːs] n (Bot) → abete m
Norway spruce → abete norvegese or rosso
spruce2 [spruːs] adj (outfit) → elegante; (lawn) → curato/a; (person) → azzimato/a
spruce up vt + adv (tidy) → mettere in ordine; (smarten up, room) → abbellire
to spruce o.s. up → farsi bello/a
all spruced up → tutto/a azzimato/a or agghindato/a
to spruce o.s. up → farsi bello/a
all spruced up → tutto/a azzimato/a or agghindato/a
spruce2 [spruːs] adj (outfit) → elegante; (lawn) → curato/a; (person) → azzimato/a
adj spruce [spruːs]
neat and smart You're looking very spruce today. netjies أنيق ومُرَتَّب издокаран elegantní fiks adrett κομψός, περιποιημένος korralik, kena شيك tyylikäs pimpant מְטוּפַּח बना ठना kićen, dotjeran csinos necis elegante しゃれた 깔끔한 išsičiustijęs uzposies kemas net, keurig (gekleed) pen, smart, i finpuss szykowny elegante îngrijit, dichisit нарядный elegantný vzmeten doteran prydlig, snygg เรียบร้อย şık ve zarif 整潔漂亮的 чепуристий, елегантний صاف ستھرا، چست bảnh bao 整洁漂亮的
spruce2
n spruce [spruːs]
a tree with leaves like needles that grows in northern regions. sparreboom تَنّوب: شَجَرَة من الصُّنوبَرِيّات смърч smrk grantræ der Kiefer έλατο kuusk صنوبر épicéa אָשוּחַ स्प्रूस वृक्ष omorika, smreka lucfenyő sejenis pohon cemara picea, abete rosso とうひ 가문비나무 eglė egle pokok cemara spar gran(tre) świerk ель smrek jelka omorika gran ต้นสนชนิดหนึ่ง köknar (ağacı) 雲杉 ялина صنوبر کا مخروطی شکل کا درخت cây vân sam 云杉
spruce up
to make oneself or somebody else smarter I'll go and spruce up before going out. netjies maak يَتَأنَّق издокарвам (се) vystrojit (se) fikse (...) op sich fein machen γίνομαι κομψότερος, φτιάχνομαι, κάνω κπ. κομψότερο mukkima شيك كردن siistiytyä, koristaa se faire (tout) beau לְטַפֵּח सजाना, संवारना dotjerati što kicsinosítja magát berdandan laga (sig) til agghindarsi, (farsi bello) めかす 멋을 부리다 pa(si)gražinti, pa(si)puošti uzposties; uzcirsties berdandan zich opdoffen fikse opp, stelle seg odświeżyć (się), poprawić wygląd ataviar(-se) a se găti прихорашиваться; наводить красоту vystrojiť (sa) urediti (se) doterati se snygga (snofsa) upp sig ทำให้เป็นระเบียบ giyinip kuşanmak 打扮 наводити порядок صاف ستھرا، چست وغیرہ بننا یا بنانا diện , chải chuốt 打扮
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