The Clue
Neaten (up) (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SPRUCE
Tags
Notes
The answer SPRUCE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Definition
SPRUCE as a noun:
1. light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
2. any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
SPRUCE as a verb:
1. (spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up) = make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
2. (spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up) = dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"
SPRUCE as an adjective:
1. (dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce) = marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"