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spruces up

spruces up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spruce up.

Meaning of spruce up

Verb

spruce up (third-person singular simple present spruces up, present participle sprucing up, simple past and past participle spruced up)

  1. (idiomatic) To dress or arrange smartly, elegantly, and neatly; to smarten.
  2. (idiomatic) To refresh, revamp; to freshen or improve something, especially its appearance.
    • Fresh paint and some new curtains would do a lot to spruce up this dark room.

Questions about spruces up

What is spruces up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spruces up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spruce up.

Words near spruces up in the dictionary

  1. sprucens
  2. sprucens up
  3. sprucer
  4. sprucery
  5. spruces
  6. spruces up
  7. sprucest
  8. sprucey
  9. sprucier
  10. spruciest
  11. sprucification

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