spruce
- adjective
- /spruːs/
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arreglado
- With her spruce hair and polished shoes, she looked ready for any formal occasion.
Examples
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He looked very spruce in his new suit.
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She wore a spruce dress that perfectly matched the chic atmosphere of the event.
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He looked especially spruce in his tailored navy suit at the interview.
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She wore a spruce outfit to the luncheon, catching everyone's eye.
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The staff at the boutique always appear spruce and welcoming to customers.
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The spruce decor made the room feel elegant.
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His spruce appearance made a great impression during the job interview.
Synonyms
47
1.0
Having things in order with no mess
17
3.8
Stylish and neat in appearance, often because of clothes or hair
16
7.8
Neat and stylish in appearance
16
6.2
Neat and stylish in the way a man dresses
10
6.3
Lively and cheerful in a confident, stylish way
3
4.6
Neat and attractive, often dressed or decorated for a special occasion
2
8.1
Dressed in a neat and stylish way
1
4.3
Attractive and stylish in a confident, lively way
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
1
7.4
A large evergreen tree from the northwest coast of North America with sharp needles and light strong wood
- US
1
5.6
A medium-sized evergreen tree with short blue-green needles and thin cones that grows in cold places
- Specialized
A tree from California with very large cones four to eight inches long
A medium-sized spruce tree with hanging branches that grows in California and Oregon
A tall evergreen tree with blue-green needles and lower branches that sweep downward
A tall tree with blue-green needles and a cone-shaped form often used in gardens
A tall evergreen tree from northwestern North America with short needles and egg-shaped cones
A medium-sized evergreen tree from eastern North America that people use for wood and paper
A tall spruce tree with blue-green needles that grows in high mountain forests
A tall evergreen tree with blue-green needles that grows in the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia
- Specialized
A tall evergreen tree with dark green needles and drooping branches often grown in gardens
A tall evergreen tree from northern Europe and Asia with long needles that survives very cold winters
A tall evergreen tree with blue-green needles and lower branches that sweep down as it ages
- Specialized
A small insect that makes holes in the bark of spruce trees and often kills them
- Specialized
A small shrubby evergreen with two needles per group and scaly square bark
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree that grows in wet bogs with dense branches and poor wood
- Specialized
A small insect that makes pineapple-shaped growths on young spruce branches
- Specialized
A forest bird that lives in pine and fir woods and eats evergreen needles
- Specialized
A tall evergreen tree with two needles per group and light soft wood used for pulp
A small animal with a bushy tail that lives in northern forests and eats spruce cones
A medium-sized spruce tree with long hanging branches from California and Oregon
A medium-sized evergreen tree from eastern North America that people use for lumber and paper
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Etymology
Spruce (neat, smart) originally described stylish goods said to come from Prussia, and so the word came to mean 'smart' or 'well dressed'. That's why calling someone 'spruce' means they look neat and fashionable.