SPRUCE
/spɹuːs/
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
S(1) P(3) R(1) U(1) C(3) E(1)
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Definition
/spɹuːs/
noun
- Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
- The wood of a spruce.
- (used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce.“That spruce table is beautiful!”
verb
- (usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up.
- (usually with up) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
- To tease.
adjective
- Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
Source: Wiktionary
