noun
    
    plural spruces also spruce
    
    [count] :a type of tree that has long, thin needles instead of leaves and that stays green throughout the year
    
    [noncount] :the wood of a spruce tree
    
    verb
    
    spruces; spruced; sprucing
    
    spruce up
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    spruce (someone or something) up or spruce up (someone or something) :to make (someone or something) look cleaner, neater, or more attractive
    
    
    
    
    
    adjective
    
    sprucer; -est
    
    somewhat old-fashioned :neat, clean, or stylish in appearance