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groom

/ groom /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a man who has recently been married
Type of:
newlywed honeymooner
noun Sense 2
a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
Type of:
participant
Has parts:
wedding wedding party
verb Sense 3
care for one''s external appearance
"He is always well-groomed"
Type of:
beautify embellish prettify
Kinds of:
cleanse clean shave comb comb out
Derived:
dressing grooming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
give a neat appearance to
"groom the dogs"
"dress the horses"
Type of:
beautify embellish prettify
Derived:
stableman stableboy hostler ostler
Verb group:
dress arrange set do coif
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
prepare (someone) for a future role or function
"He is grooming his son to become his successor"
"The prince was prepared to become King one day"
"They trained him to be a warrior"
Type of:
educate
Kinds of:
qualify dispose
Derived:
trainee trainer training preparation grooming
Verb group:
train prepare develop educate discipline
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 6
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
Type of:
hired hand hand hired man
Derived:
dress curry
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
45
Times Searched
3
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newlywed honeymooner participant beautify embellish prettify cleanse clean shave comb comb out educate