Spruce

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) Prussia.
  2. 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.
  3. Noun.  The wood of a spruce.
  4. Noun.  (context, used attributively) (non-gloss definition, Made of the wood of the spruce.) .
  5. Adjective.  (comparable) Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
  6. Verb.  (usually with ''up'') to arrange neatly; tidy up.
  7. Verb.  (usually with ''up'') to make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
  8. Verb.  to tease.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.