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Adjective spruce has 1 sense

dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, smart, spiffy, snappy, spruce - marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
Antonyms: unfashionable, unstylish (indirect, via fashionable)

Noun spruce has 2 senses

spruce - light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
--₁ is a kind of wood
--₁ is a substance of spruce

spruce - any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
--₂ is a kind of conifer, coniferous tree
--₂ is a member of Picea, genus Picea
--₂ has substance: spruce
--₂ has particulars:

Verb spruce has 2 senses

spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
--₁ is one way to beautify, embellish, prettify
Sample sentences:
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Something ----s something
spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up - dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"
--₂ is one way to groom, neaten
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody