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preen

/ preen /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"She likes to dress when going to the opera"
Verb group:
dress get dressed
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
Type of:
gloat triumph crow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
clean with one''s bill
"The birds preened"
Type of:
arrange set up clean
Derived:
feather plume plumage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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