light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
spruce (n.)
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 (adj.)
make neat, smart, or trim; Spruce up your house for Spring; titivate the child
[ Syn: spruce up , titivate , tittivate , smarten up , slick up , spiff up ]
dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; He spruced up for the party
[ Syn: spruce up , slick up , smarten up ]