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spruce

Letters that make spruce

s, e, p, c, r, u are letters that make 'spruce'

Words within spruce

PR, CE, Ce, Pr, Ru are words within 'spruce'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of spruce

spruced, sprucer, spruces are words created by adding a letter to 'spruce'

spruce is a 6 letter word ending with e
spruce is a 6 letter word starting with s

5 possible definitions for 'spruce'

Spruce as "dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion"

Under this definition, spruce is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

spruce up, slick up, smarten up have the same meaning as 'spruce'

spruce as a type

'spruce' can be a type of neaten, groom.

Example of spruce used within this context

"He spruced up for the party"

Spruce as "make neat, smart, or trim"

Under this definition, spruce is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

titivate, spiff up, tittivate, spruce up, slick up, smarten up have the same meaning as 'spruce'

spruce as a type

'spruce' can be a type of fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify.

Derivatives of spruce

titivation, tittivation are derivatives of 'spruce'.

Example of spruce used within this context

"Spruce up your house for Spring", "titivate the child"

Spruce as "light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees, used especially for timbers and millwork"

Under this definition, spruce is a noun and has the following properties:

spruce as a type

'spruce' can be a type of wood.

spruce as a substance

'spruce' can be a substance of spruce.

Spruce as "any coniferous tree of the genus Picea"

Under this definition, spruce is a noun and has the following properties:

spruce as a type

'spruce' can be a type of conifer, coniferous tree.

Types of spruce

spruce pine, Picea abies, weeping spruce, Brewer's spruce, Picea breweriana, Engelmann spruce, Engelmann's spruce, Picea engelmannii, white spruce, Picea glauca, black spruce, Picea mariana, Siberian spruce, Picea obovata, Picea sitchensis, oriental spruce, Picea orientalis, Colorado spruce, Colorado blue spruce, silver spruce, Picea pungens, red spruce, eastern spruce, yellow spruce, Norway spruce, Sitka spruce, Picea rubens are types of 'spruce'.

spruce as a member

'spruce' can be a member of Picea, genus Picea.

Substances of spruce

spruce is a substance of spruce.

Spruce as "marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners"

Under this definition, spruce is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

snappy, raffish, rakish, jaunty, natty, dapper, dashing, spiffy have the same meaning as 'spruce'

Derivatives of spruce

jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness, dapperness, neatness, spruceness are derivatives of 'spruce'.

Similar to spruce

fashionable, stylish are similar to 'spruce'.