āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
spruce
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āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨
smart, stylish, and well-groomed in appearance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The spruce waiter greeted guests with a smile.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĨ¤
Spruce
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸, āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
a type of evergreen conifer tree with needleâlike leaves and cones, belonging to the genus Picea
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Spruce forests cover large areas of northern Europe.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ , āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ
the pale, lightweight, and moderately strong timber obtained from spruce trees, often used in construction and carpentry
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Spruce wood is prized for making musical instruments.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
to spruce
01
āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to dress and groom oneself with special care, often for an event or occasion
Intransitive: to spruce
Transitive: to spruce oneself
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The actor spruced before stepping onto the red carpet.
āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to make something neat, tidy, and visually appealing
Transitive: to spruce sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The team spruced the office for the client visit.
āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
sprucely
spruceness
spruce
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
