spruce
31spruce — 1 noun (C, U) a tree that grows in northern countries and has short leaves shaped like needles 2 verb spruce up phrasal verb (I, T) informal to make yourself or something look neater and tidier: I ll just go upstairs and spruce up a bit before… …
32Spruce — Ричард Спрюс англ. Richard Spruce Дата рождения: 10 сентября 1817 Место рождения: селение англ. Ganthorpe у поместья Касл Ховард в Йоркшире …
33spruce — (entrée créée par le supplément) (spru s ) s. m. Espèce de sapin, abies nigra. Le spruce vit dans un climat très rigoureux [Terre Neuve], sur un sol très peu fertile. Bière de spruce. • Dans cette île [Terre Neuve], on prépare avec les… …
34spruce — 1. adj. & v. adj. neat in dress and appearance; trim, smart. v.tr. & intr. (also refl.; usu. foll. by up) make or become smart. Derivatives: sprucely adv. spruceness n. Etymology: perh. f. SPRUCE(2) in obs. sense Prussian , in the collocation… …
35Spruce — Recorded in several spellings including Prouse, Prewse, Prowse, Pruce, and Spruce, this is a surname of two possible origins. Firstly, it may be from the Old French and later English word prous or prouz , meaning valiant or, doughty. Secondly, it …
36spruce up — v. (D; refl.) to spruce up for (they spruced themselves up for the big party) * * * (D; refl.) to spruce up for (they spruce upd themselves up for the big party) …
37spruce — spruce1 adjective neat and smart. verb (spruce someone/thing up) make a person or place smarter. Derivatives sprucely adverb spruceness noun Origin C16: perh. from spruce2 in the obs. sense Prussian , in the phr. spruce (leather) jerkin. spruce2… …
38spruce — 1. adjective the captain looked very spruce Syn: neat, well groomed, well turned out, well dressed, smart, trim, dapper, elegant, chic; informal natty, snazzy, spiffy Ant: untidy 2. verb 1) the cottage had been spruced up …
39spruce up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spruce up : present tense I/you/we/they spruce up he/she/it spruces up present participle sprucing up past tense spruced up past participle spruced up to improve the appearance of someone or something The town …
40spruce — [spruːs] noun [C] I a tall tree with thin sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter II verb spruce [spruːs] spruce sb/sth up …
