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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for spruce

Noun

1. spruce, wood
usage: light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
2. spruce, conifer, coniferous tree
usage: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

Verb

1. spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up, beautify, embellish, prettify
usage: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
2. spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up, groom, neaten
usage: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"

Adjective

1. dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, smart, spiffy, snappy, spruce, fashionable (vs. unfashionable), stylish
usage: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
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