Groom

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person employed to take care of horses or a stable.
  • n. A bridegroom.
  • n. One of several officers in an English royal household.
  • n. Archaic A man.
  • n. Archaic A male servant.
  • v. To care for the appearance of; to make neat and trim: groomed himself carefully in front of the mirror.
  • v. To clean and brush (an animal).
  • v. To remove dirt and parasites from the skin, fur, or feathers of (another animal).
  • v. To prepare, as for a specific position or purpose: groom an employee for advancement.
  • v. Sports To prepare (a trail) for skiers, as by packing down new snow or leveling moguls.
  • verb-intransitive. To care for one's appearance.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A man who is about to become or has recently become part of a married couple. Short form of bridegroom.
  • n. A person who cares for horses.
  • v. To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
  • v. To care for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
  • v. To prepare a ski slope for skiers
  • v. To attempt to gain the trust of a minor or adult with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse, human trafficking or sexual slavery.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.
  • n. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department
  • n. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom.
  • verb-intransitive. To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A boy; a youth; a young man.
  • n. A boy or man in service; a personal attendant; a page; a serving-man.
  • n. Specifically A boy or man who has the charge of horses; one who takes care of the horses or the stable.
  • n. One of several officers in the English royal household: as, groom of the stole; groom of the chamber.
  • n. See groom.
  • To tend or care for, as a horse; curry, feed, etc. (a horse): sometimes, in horse slang, used with reference to a person.
  • n. A man newly married, or about to be married; a bridegroom: the correlative of bride.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. educate for a future role or function
  • n. a man who has recently been married
  • n. someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
  • v. care for one's external appearance
  • v. give a neat appearance to
  • n. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
  • Verb Form
    groomed    grooming    grooms   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    newlywed    honeymooner    hand    hired man    hired hand    fancify    beautify    embellish    prettify    participant   
    Cross Reference
    bridegroom    tidy   
    Form
    groomed    grooming   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    waiter    servant    bridegroom    ostler   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bloom    Blum    Blume    Doom    Hume    Khartoum    abloom    assume    bloom    boom   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    butler    footman    coachman    porter    valet    chauffeur    servant    maid    waiter    gardener