noun
- plural of spruce; evergreen coniferous trees with needle-like leaves and hanging cones
verb
- third person singular present of spruce; makes neat, clean, or stylish in appearance
Examples
- The spruces in the forest grew tall and straight.
- Blue spruces are popular Christmas trees.
- She spruces up her apartment before guests arrive.
- He always spruces himself up for job interviews.
- The gardener planted several young spruces along the fence.
- Mom spruces up the living room with fresh flowers.
- Norway spruces can live for hundreds of years.