groom
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(verb) care for the external appearance |
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Synonyms: neaten |
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Related Words: arrange, barber, beautify, clean, clean up, cleanse, coif, coiffe, coiffure, comb, comb out, disentangle, do, do up, doll up, dress, embellish, epilate, gel, glam up, make up, manicure, mousse, pedicure, perfume, pomade, prettify, pretty up, scent, set, shave, slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up |
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| 2. |
(noun) a man who has recently been married |
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Synonyms: bridegroom |
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Related Words: honeymooner, newlywed |
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| 3. |
(noun) a man participant in his own marriage ceremony |
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Synonyms: bridegroom |
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Related Words: participant |
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| 4. |
(verb) of dogs and horses |
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Synonyms: curry, dress |
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Related Words: beautify, embellish, prettify |
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(verb) prepare for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor" |
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Synonyms: prepare, train |
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Related Words: dispose, educate, qualify |
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(noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses |
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Synonyms: hostler, ostler, stableboy, stableman |
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Related Words: hand, hired hand, hired man |
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