Definition of "spruce"
- noun
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
The wood of a spruce.
Made of the wood of the spruce.
- adjective
Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
- verb
To arrange neatly; tidy up.
) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
To tease.
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