spruce
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(noun) any coniferous tree of the genus Picea |
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Related Words: Brewer's spruce, Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce, Engelmann spruce, Engelmann's spruce, Norway spruce, Picea abies, Picea breweriana, Picea engelmannii, Picea glauca, Picea mariana, Picea obovata, Picea orientalis, Picea pungens, Picea rubens, Siberian spruce, black spruce, conifer, coniferous tree, eastern spruce, oriental spruce, red spruce, silver spruce, spruce pine, weeping spruce, white spruce, yellow spruce |
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(noun) light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork |
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Related Words: wood |
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(verb) dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" |
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Synonyms: slick up, smarten up, spruce up |
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Related Words: groom, neaten |
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(verb) make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring" |
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Synonyms: slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce up, titivate, tittivate |
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Related Words: beautify, embellish, prettify |
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(satellite adjective) marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" |
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Synonyms: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, smart, snappy |
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