SPRUCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
   Hypernyms(s) spruce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • conifer (what does conifer mean?)
   • coniferous tree (what does coniferous tree mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Norway spruce (what does Norway spruce mean?)
   • Picea abies (what does Picea abies mean?)
   • weeping spruce (what does weeping spruce mean?)
   • Brewer’s spruce (what does Brewer’s spruce mean?)
   • Picea breweriana (what does Picea breweriana mean?)
   • Engelmann spruce (what does Engelmann spruce mean?)
   • Engelmann’s spruce (what does Engelmann’s spruce mean?)
   • Picea engelmannii (what does Picea engelmannii mean?)
   • white spruce (what does white spruce mean?)
   • Picea glauca (what does Picea glauca mean?)
   • black spruce (what does black spruce mean?)
   • Picea mariana (what does Picea mariana mean?)
   • spruce pine (what does spruce pine mean?)
   • Siberian spruce (what does Siberian spruce mean?)
   • Picea obovata (what does Picea obovata mean?)
   • Sitka spruce (what does Sitka spruce mean?)
   • Picea sitchensis (what does Picea sitchensis mean?)
   • oriental spruce (what does oriental spruce mean?)
   • Picea orientalis (what does Picea orientalis mean?)
   • Colorado spruce (what does Colorado spruce mean?)
   • Colorado blue spruce (what does Colorado blue spruce mean?)
   • silver spruce (what does silver spruce mean?)
   • Picea pungens (what does Picea pungens mean?)
   • red spruce (what does red spruce mean?)
   • eastern spruce (what does eastern spruce mean?)
   • yellow spruce (what does yellow spruce mean?)
   • Picea rubens (what does Picea rubens mean?)
2. Meaning
   • light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees
   • used especially for timbers and millwork
   Hypernyms(s) spruce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wood (what does wood mean?)

SPRUCE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
   Synonym(s)
   • slick up (what does slick up mean?)
   • smarten up (what does smarten up mean?)
   • spruce up (what does spruce up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He spruced up for the party
   Hypernyms(s) spruce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • groom (what does groom mean?)
   • neaten (what does neaten mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make neat, smart, or trim
   Synonym(s)
   • slick up (what does slick up mean?)
   • smarten up (what does smarten up mean?)
   • spiff up (what does spiff up mean?)
   • spruce up (what does spruce up mean?)
   • titivate (what does titivate mean?)
   • tittivate (what does tittivate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Spruce up your house for Spring
   • titivate the child
   Hypernyms(s) spruce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beautify (what does beautify mean?)
   • embellish (what does embellish mean?)
   • prettify (what does prettify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • titivation (what does titivation mean?)
   • tittivation (what does tittivation mean?)
   • titivation (what does titivation mean?)
   • tittivation (what does tittivation mean?)

SPRUCE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by smartness in dress and manners
   Synonym(s)
   • dapper (what does dapper mean?)
   • dashing (what does dashing mean?)
   • jaunty (what does jaunty mean?)
   • natty (what does natty mean?)
   • raffish (what does raffish mean?)
   • rakish (what does rakish mean?)
   • smart (what does smart mean?)
   • snappy (what does snappy mean?)
   • spiffy (what does spiffy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a dapper young man
   • a jaunty red hat
   Similar To
   • fashionable (what does fashionable mean?)
   • stylish (what does stylish mean?)