Spruce - Definition

adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper
young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing,
jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy,
snappy, spruce]
n 1: light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used
especially for timbers and millwork
2: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for
Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: spruce up, spruce,
titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff
up]
2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special
occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: spruce up,
spruce, slick up, smarten up]