SPRUCE

Meaning of SPRUCE in English

adj. & v.

adj. neat in dress and appearance; trim, smart.

v.tr. & intr. (also refl.; usu. foll. by up) make or become smart. sprucely adv. spruceness n.

[ perh. f. SPRUCE(2) in obs. sense 'Prussian', in the collocation spruce (leather) jerkin ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

SPRUCE — I. verb (~d; sprucing) Date: 1594 transitive verb to make ~, intransitive verb to make oneself ~ , II. adjective …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPRUCE — Any of about 40 species of evergreen ornamental and timber trees that make up the genus Picea ( pine family), …
Английский словарь Британика
SPRUCE — I. ˈsprüs noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: from obsolete Spruce Prussia, from Middle English, alteration of Pruce, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPRUCE — (v. i.) To dress one's self with affected neatness; as, to spruce up.
Английский словарь Webster
SPRUCE — (v. t.) To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce.
Английский словарь Webster
SPRUCE — (a.) The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
Английский словарь Webster
SPRUCE — spruce 1 /sproohs/ , n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRUCE — I. ˈsprüs verb ( spruced ; spruc·ing ) Date: 1594 transitive verb : to make spruce — often used with …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPRUCE — noun sprightly; dashing. 2. spruce ·adj prussia leather; pruce. 3. spruce ·adj the wood or timber of the spruce tree. …
Webster English vocab
SPRUCE — [spruce] vb spruced ; spruc.ing vt (1594): to make spruce--often used with up ~ vi: to make oneself spruce "~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPRUCE — Black spruce (Picea mariana) any of about 40 species of evergreen ornamental and timber trees constituting the genus Picea of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPRUCE — / spruːs; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] an evergreen forest …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPRUCE — I. spruce 1 /spruːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: spruce fir 'spruce' , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPRUCE — adj. & v. --adj. neat in dress and appearance; trim, smart. --v.tr. & intr. (also refl.; usu. foll. by up) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPRUCE — n. 1 any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, with dense foliage growing in a distinctive conical shape. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPRUCE — 1. adj. & v. --adj. neat in dress and appearance; trim, smart. --v.tr. & intr. (also refl.; usu. foll. by …
Oxford English vocab
SPRUCE — ( spruce, spruces, sprucing, spruced) 1. A spruce is a kind of evergreen tree. Trees such as spruce, pine and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPRUCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE red ▪ A lot of what exists in these woods can not be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPRUCE — n. Any of about 40 species of evergreen ornamental and timber trees that make up the genus Picea ( pine …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SPRUCE — adj. 1 neat, dapper, smart, trim, well turned out, well-groomed, elegant, Colloq natty Peter Thornton turned up for dinner looking …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPRUCE — I 1. прил. щеголеватый; нарядный, элегантный Syn : stylish 2. гл. 1) приводить в порядок (обыкн. spruce up) Would you …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPRUCE — spruce.ogg _I spru:s n 1. бот. ель ( Picea gen. ) spruce bark - еловая кора 2. 1> хвойное дерево …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPRUCE — _I spru:s n 1. бот. ель ( Picea gen. ) spruce bark - еловая кора 2. 1> хвойное дерево 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPRUCE — I spru:s 1. прил. нарядный, элегантный, изящный; щеголеватый her spruce attire — ее изящный наряд Syn: trim 2., neat I, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPRUCE — I [©ЈЇѓ©] spruce.wav 1. прил. нарядный, элегантный, изящный; щеголеватый her spruce attire — ее изящный наряд Syn: trim 2., neat I, dapper I, smart 2. 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPRUCE — ель (Picea) - Alcock spruce - bigcone spruce - black spruce - blue spruce - Canadian spruce - cat spruce - Chinese spruce - Colorado spruce - common spruce - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SPRUCE — ель ( Picea ) - Alcock spruce - bigcone spruce - black spruce - blue spruce - Canadian spruce - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SPRUCE — ель - eastern spruce - pine spruce
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
SPRUCE — 1) сосновый 2) сосна [c gray](канадская) 3) еловый 4) ель - black spruce - blue spruce - silver spruce - …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
SPRUCE — I 1. прил. щеголеватый; нарядный, элегантный Syn : stylish 2. гл. 1) приводить в порядок (обыкн. spruce up) Would you …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPRUCE — a. nett, elegant; n. (fir) picea, abiete
English interlingue dictionary
SPRUCE — (n.) Sprightly; dashing.
Английский словарь Webster
SPRUCE — (n.) Neat, without elegance or dignity; -- formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to persons.
Английский словарь Webster
SPRUCE — (a.) Prussia leather; pruce.
Английский словарь Webster
SPRUCE — (a.) Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the Norway spruce (P. excelsa), and the white and black spruces …
Английский словарь Webster
SPRUCE — ( v. t. ) To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRUCE — ( v. i. ) To dress one's self with affected neatness; as, to spruce up.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRUCE — ( n. ) Sprightly; dashing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRUCE — ( n. ) Neat, without elegance or dignity; -- formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRUCE — ( a. ) The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRUCE — ( a. ) Prussia leather; pruce.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRUCE — ( a. ) Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the Norway spruce (P. excelsa), and the white and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRUCE — adj. dressed up, having a smart appearance; clean and orderly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPRUCE — v. dress up, improve one's outward appearance; make neat and tidy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPRUCE — n. variety of coniferous evergreen tree
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPRUCE — n. black spruce blue spruce Colorado blue spruce Engelmann spruce Norway spruce red spruce Sitka spruce spruce beer spruce budworm …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPRUCE — n. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural spruc · es also spruce Etymology: obsolete Spruce Prussia, from Middle English, alteration of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPRUCE — n. Function: adjective Inflected Form: spruc · er ; spruc · est Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English Spruce leather leather …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPRUCE — n. Pronunciation: ' sprüs Function: verb Inflected Form: spruced ; spruc · ing Date: 1594 transitive verb : to make …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPRUCE — ~ 1 ■ adjective neat and smart. ■ verb ( ~ someone/thing up ) make a person or place smarter. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPRUCE — spruce BrE AmE spruːs ▷ spruced spruːst ▷ sprucer ˈspruːs ə AmE \ ˈspruːs ə r ▷ spruces ˈspruːs ɪz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPRUCE — v. Brit. sl. 1 tr. deceive. 2 intr. lie, practise deception. 3 intr. evade a duty, malinger. øøsprucer n. [20th …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPRUCE — n. 1 any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, with dense foliage growing in a distinctive conical shape. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPRUCE — v. Brit. sl. 1 tr. deceive. 2 intr. lie, practise deception. 3 intr. evade a duty, malinger. sprucer n. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPRUCE — (~, ~s, sprucing, ~d) 1. A ~ is a kind of evergreen tree. Trees such as ~, pine and oak …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPRUCE — (TREE) [noun] [C or U] - an evergreen tree with needle-like leaves, or the pale-coloured wood of this tree
Cambridge English vocab
SPRUCE — Synonyms and related words : anal, bandbox, bowdlerized, braw, chic, classy, clean up, cleaned, cleaned up, cleansed, clothes-conscious, cosmopolitan, dapper, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPRUCE — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: DAPPER , bandbox, doggish, doggy, natty, sassy, sparkish, spiffy, sprucy, well-groomed Antonyms: slouchy
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SPRUCE — I . a. Neat ( without elegance ), trim, nice, trig, fine, finical, smart, jaunty, natty, foppish, dandyish, tidy, smug. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SPRUCE — adjective Synonyms: dapper , bandbox, doggish, doggy, natty, sassy, sparkish, spiffy, sprucy, well-groomed Antonyms: slouchy
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPRUCE — n. 25B6; adjective the Captain looked very spruce : NEAT, well groomed, well turned out, well dressed, smart, trim, dapper, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPRUCE — Ели
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPRUCE — елевый, лигносульфоновый spruce wood tannin — лигносульфоновая кислота
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SPRUCE — приводить в порядок (spruce up) принаряжаться, прихорашиваться нарядный, элегантный, изящный; щеголеватый ель; хвойное дерево древесина хвойного дерева
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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