Spruce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spɹˈuːs/

🇬🇧British English

/spɹˈuːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spɹˈuːs/

1 syllable Say it as /spɹˈuːs/.

Examples

Spruce up your house for Spring
titivate the child
He spruced up for the party

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dashing snappy spiffy smarten up jaunty dapper tittivate raffish slick up titivate spiff up natty rakish spruce up

Parts of Speech

noun	light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
noun	any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
verb	make neat, smart, or trim “Spruce up your house for Spring”
verb	dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion “He spruced up for the party”
adjective	marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners “a dapper young man”

Word Forms

titivation	noun	sprucing up; making decorative additions to
tittivation	noun	sprucing up; making decorative additions to
dapperness	noun	stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
jauntiness	noun	stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
nattiness	noun	stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
rakishness	noun	stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
spruceness	noun	the state of being neat and smart and trim

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fichte

leichtes weiches mäßig starkes Holz von Fichten; Wird insbesondere für Holz- und Sägearbeiten verwendet

🇫🇷French

épicéa

bois d'épicéa léger, tendre et modérément résistant; utilisé notamment pour le bois et la menuiserie

🇪🇸Spanish

picea

madera ligera, suave y moderadamente fuerte de abetos; utilizado especialmente para maderas y carpintería

🇮🇹Italian

abete rosso

legno leggero, morbido e moderatamente forte di abete rosso; utilizzato soprattutto per legname e lavorazione del legno

🇳🇱Dutch

sparren

licht zacht matig sterk sparrenhout; vooral gebruikt voor hout en freeswerk

🇵🇹Portuguese

abeto

madeira leve, macia e moderadamente forte de abetos; usado especialmente para madeiras e marcenaria

🇷🇺Russian

ель

легкая мягкая умеренно крепкая древесина ели; особенно используется для обработки древесины и столярных изделий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्प्रूस

स्प्रूस पेड़ों की हल्की नरम मध्यम मजबूत लकड़ी; विशेष रूप से लकड़ी और चक्की के काम के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্প্রুস

স্প্রুস গাছের হালকা নরম মাঝারি শক্ত কাঠ; বিশেষ করে কাঠ এবং মিলের কাজে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தளிர்

தளிர் மரங்களின் ஒளி மென்மையான மிதமான வலுவான மரம்; குறிப்பாக மரம் மற்றும் மில்வேர்க்கு பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్ప్రూస్

స్ప్రూస్ చెట్ల తేలికపాటి మృదువైన మధ్యస్తంగా బలమైన కలప; ముఖ్యంగా కలప మరియు మిల్లు పని కోసం ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

ऐटबाज

ऐटबाज झाडांचे हलके मऊ मध्यम मजबूत लाकूड; विशेषतः लाकूड आणि गिरणीकामासाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પ્રુસ

સ્પ્રુસ વૃક્ષોનું હળવા નરમ સાધારણ મજબૂત લાકડું; ખાસ કરીને લાકડા અને મિલવર્ક માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪ್ರೂಸ್

ಸ್ಪ್ರೂಸ್ ಮರಗಳ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಮೃದುವಾದ ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಲವಾದ ಮರದ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮರ ಮತ್ತು ಗಿರಣಿ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഥ

സ്പ്രൂസ് മരങ്ങളുടെ ഇളം മൃദുവായ മിതമായ ശക്തമായ മരം; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് തടികൾക്കും മിൽവർക്കുകൾക്കും ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪ੍ਰੂਸ

ਸਪ੍ਰੂਸ ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਹਲਕੇ ਨਰਮ ਮੱਧਮ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਲੱਕੜ; ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਲੱਕੜਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਚੱਕੀ ਦੇ ਕੰਮ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سپروس

سپروس کے درختوں کی ہلکی نرم اعتدال پسند مضبوط لکڑی؛ خاص طور پر لکڑی اور چکی کے کام کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

云杉

轻软中等强度的云杉木材；特别用于木材和木制品

🇯🇵Japanese

スプルース

軽くて柔らかく適度に強いトウヒの木。特に木材や製材品に使用される

🇰🇷Korean

가문비

가볍고 부드럽고 적당히 강한 가문비 나무 나무; 특히 목재 및 목공 작업에 사용됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vân sam

gỗ vân sam nhẹ, mềm vừa phải; được sử dụng đặc biệt cho gỗ và đồ gỗ

🇹🇭Thai

เรียบร้อย

ไม้อ่อนอ่อนแข็งแรงปานกลางของต้นสน ใช้โดยเฉพาะกับไม้และงานโรงสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

merapikan

kayu pohon cemara yang ringan, lembut, dan cukup kuat; digunakan terutama untuk kayu dan penggilingan

🇲🇾Malay

cemara

kayu ringan lembut sederhana kuat pokok cemara; digunakan terutamanya untuk kayu dan kerja kilang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شجرة التنوب

خشب خفيف ناعم وقوي إلى حد ما من أشجار التنوب؛ تستخدم خاصة للأخشاب والمطاحن

🇮🇷Persian

صنوبر

چوب سبک و نرم نسبتاً قوی درختان صنوبر؛ به ویژه برای چوب و آسیاب استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ladin

hafif yumuşak, orta derecede güçlü ladin ağacı odunu; özellikle kereste ve doğrama işlerinde kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַשׁוּחִית

עץ קל רך בינוני חזק של עצי אשוח; משמש במיוחד עבור עצים וטחינה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'spruce'?

The primary meaning of 'spruce' is 'light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'spruce' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'spruce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'spruce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'spruce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'spruce' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'spruce' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'spruce' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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