Word: Spruce
How to pronounce: spruːs
Noun
Definitions:
1. A widespread coniferous tree which has a distinctive conical shape and hanging cones, widely grown for timber, pulp, and Christmas trees.
Example sentences: "The best trees to plant with wildlife in mind are cherry and mulberry for their fruits, pines and spruces for their seed-bearing cones and deciduous trees that vary in size and density."
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Neat in dress and appearance.
Example sentences: "He looked as spruce as if he were getting married"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Make a person or place smarter or tidier.
Example sentences: "The fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings"
Intransitive verb
Definitions:
1. Engage in pretense or deception, especially by feigning illness.
Synonyms:
fir
whitewood
firtree
coniferous
trim
dapper
smart
softwood
conifer
Derivations:
sprucing
spruced
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Spruce in Other Languages...
Spanish: Abeto
German: Fichte
French: Spruce
Italian: Abete
Turkish: Ladin
