spruce

Adjective

• marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  • a dapper young man
    
  • a jaunty red hat
    

Noun

• any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

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

Verb

• dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
  • He spruced up for the party
    

• make neat, smart, or trim
  • Spruce up your house for Spring
    
  • titivate the child
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  dapper , dashing , jaunty , natty , raffish , rakish , spiffy , snappy , spruce up , slick up , smarten up , titivate , tittivate , spiff up