spruce

adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young

man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty},

{natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {snappy}]

n 1: light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used

especially for timbers and millwork

2: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"

[syn: {spruce up}, {titivate}, {tittivate}, {smarten up},

{slick up}, {spiff up}]

2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special

occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: {spruce up},

{slick up}, {smarten up}]