spruce

[US]/spruːs/
[UK]/spruːs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. dress neatly
adj. tidy
vt. dress neatly
n. spruce

Phrases & Collocations

Spruce tree

Spruce up

Spruce forest

Spruce wood

Spruce scent

sitka spruce

Example Sentences

" said a spruce quadroon.

they spruced you proper.

We spruced up the room with a coat of paint.

He spruced himself up for the interview.

the fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings.

spruced up the chairs with new slipcovers.

He looked spruce in his best clothes.

the nine cords of good spruce wood ricked up in the back yard.

Firs, spruces and pines are conifers.

he looked as spruce as if he were heading for a meeting with his bank manager.

Following in his steps,I passed through damp spruce woods to an open cliff.

The damaged ship listed badly to starboard. Erosion first listed, then toppled the spruce tree.

"What need you getting drunk then, and cutting up, Prue?" said a spruce quadroon.

European Spruce and Maple for musical instruments.Red Cedar tops,Mahogany,Zebrawood and many more .

Accordingly, commodity value is due configuration of two kinds of existence: Extensive pledges spruce nobelium  sends  old man? is vivid labor configuration another kind.

Not surprisingly, one study found that growth of Sitka spruce, the dominant streamside tree in the area, was three times greater along salmon streams than along nonsalmon streams.

Real-world Examples

Government offices have been spruced up.

Source: The Economist - Arts

On July 10th TfL launched the Roads Task Force, with plans to spruce up pavements.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

We are besieged by do-it-yourselfers wanting to spruce up their homes.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

It will take a lot of investment to spruce them up.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Yeah, Lorraine really spruced it up.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Robert stood on a lawn, between two spruce trees.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Landlords are rushing to spruce up older offices as well.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

We climbed through forests of fir, spruce, and Yunnan pine.

Source: Selected English short passages

Inside this nest is the caterpillar of the spruce moth. The budworm.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

Black spruce and fir are the dominant tree species in the boreal forest.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American December 2021 Collection

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