- spruce\ oneself\ up
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spruce\ oneself\ up
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spruce — spruce1 [spro͞os] n. [ME Spruce, for Pruce, Prussia < OFr < ML Prussia: prob. because the tree was first known as a native of Prussia] 1. any of a genus (Picea) of evergreen trees of the pine family, having slender needles that are rhombic… … English World dictionary
spruce — spruce1 /sproohs/, n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales. 2. any of various allied… … Universalium
spruce — I. /sprus / (say sproohs) noun 1. any member of the coniferous genus Picea, consisting of evergreen trees with short angular needle shaped leaves attached singly around twigs, as P. abies (Norway spruce), P. glauca (white spruce or Canadian… …
spruce — I. verb (spruced; sprucing) Date: 1594 transitive verb to make spruce often used with up intransitive verb to make oneself spruce < spruce up a bit > II. adjective (sprucer; spruces … New Collegiate Dictionary
spruce — I [[t]sprus[/t]] n. 1) pln any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short angular needle shaped leaves attached singly around twigs 2) pln any of various allied trees, as the Douglas fir 3) the wood of any… … From formal English to slang
spruce — 1. noun a) Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir. b) The wood of a spruce. 2. adjective a) Made of the wood of the spruce … Wiktionary
tidy — 1. adjective 1) a tidy room Syn: neat, neat and tidy, orderly, well ordered, in (good) order, well kept, shipshape, in apple pie order, immaculate, spick and span, uncluttered, straight, trim, spruce Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
freshen — verb 1) this will freshen your breath Syn: refresh, deodorize, cleanse; revitalize, restore 2) she went to freshen up before dinner Syn: wash, wash up, bathe, shower; tidy oneself (up), spruce onese … Thesaurus of popular words
preen — verb 1) the robin preened its feathers Syn: clean, tidy, groom, smooth, arrange; archaic plume 2) she preened before the mirror Syn: admire oneself, primp oneself, groom oneself, spruce oneself up; informal titivate oneself, doll ones … Thesaurus of popular words
preen — v 1.(all of animals, esp. birds) plume, trim; groom, dress. 2.(all of oneself) primp, beautify, prettify, fix up, Inf. titivate, Inf. spruce up, Inf. doll up, Inf. gussy up, Sl. trick up, Sl. dude up, Sl. swank up, Sl. fig out; array, bedizen,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
