The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
spruced up — See all spruced up … English idioms
spruced — spruËs n. variety of coniferous evergreen tree v. dress up, improve one s outward appearance; make neat and tidy adj. dressed up, having a smart appearance; clean and orderly … English contemporary dictionary
spruced up — adjective dressed in fancy or formal clothing • Syn: ↑dressed, ↑dressed up, ↑dressed to the nines, ↑dressed to kill, ↑dolled up, ↑spiffed up, ↑togged up • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dressed-up dressed to the ninespredicate dressed to killpredicate dolled up spruced up spiffed up — clothed clothed adj. 1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed, panoplied};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
all spruced up — clean and dressed in your best clothes, dressed up The young farmers got all spruced up for the dance … English idioms
spruce up — verb 1. make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑smarten up, ↑slick up, ↑spiff up … Useful english dictionary
spruce up — PHRASAL VERB If something is spruced up, its appearance is improved. If someone is spruced up, they have made themselves look very smart. [be V ed P] Many buildings have been spruced up... [V n P] In the evening we spruced ourselves up a bit and… … English dictionary
spruce up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spruce up : present tense I/you/we/they spruce up he/she/it spruces up present participle sprucing up past tense spruced up past participle spruced up to improve the appearance of someone or something The town … English dictionary
spruce´ness — spruce1 «sproos», noun. 1. any one of a group of evergreen trees with cones and with needle shaped leaves arranged spirally around the branches. The spruce belongs to the pine family. It is often used as a Christmas tree in America. 2. any one of … Useful english dictionary
spruce´ly — spruce1 «sproos», noun. 1. any one of a group of evergreen trees with cones and with needle shaped leaves arranged spirally around the branches. The spruce belongs to the pine family. It is often used as a Christmas tree in America. 2. any one of … Useful english dictionary
