definition of
spruce

[1] #1 spruce n. light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork. wn

[2] #2 spruce v. [spruce up, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up] make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child". wn

[3] #3 spruce s. [dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy] marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat". wn

[4] #4 spruce n. any coniferous tree of the genus Picea. wn

[5] #5 spruce v. [spruce up, slick up, smarten up] dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party". wn