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[ groom, groo m ] SHOW IPA
/ grum, grʊm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a bridegroom.
a man or boy in charge of horses or the stable.
any of several officers of the English royal household.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy.
to clean, brush, and otherwise tend (a horse, dog, etc.).
to prepare for a position, election, etc.: The mayor is being groomed for the presidency.
(of an animal) to tend (itself or another) by removing dirt, parasites, or specks of other matter from the fur, skin, feathers, etc.: often performed as a social act.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of groom 1175–1225; Middle English grom boy, groom; apparently akin to grow
SYNONYMS FOR groom 7 educate, train, coach, drill, tutor.
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OTHER WORDS FROM groom groomer, noun groomish, adjective groom·ish·ly, adverb non·groom·ing, adjective
re·groom, verb (used with object) un·groomed, adjective
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Words nearby groom gromwell, Gromyko, Gronchi, Groningen, Grønland, groom , groom's cake, groomsman, Groot, Groote, Groote Eylandt
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To convince them, the broker told them that the groom lived in Delhi and Sahar would not be too far away from home.
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Women threw rice on peshmerga fighters, a tradition practiced at Syrian weddings when neighbors welcome the bride and groom .
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A couple on Merwedeplein got married on this day, and a friend captured the bride and groom leaving their apartment.
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The charges against the groom as well as against a bridesmaid were dropped.
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And Republicans have just founded a new organization to groom minorities in the party.
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The groom has to give the bride a dowry to make the contract valid, and that dowry is for her and her alone to use as she wishes.
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Another represented the Atkinson barouche, with its pair of horses, coachman and groom .
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In a cloudy way he loathed the groom , and was foggily wondering why.
The President | Alfred Henry Lewis
The note was taken over to Blaythorn, as all notes were that were despatched from Kencote, by a groom on horseback.
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Davis, the groom , has just found a gentleman lying dead in the drive outside.
Hushed Up | William Le Queux
And then the bride and groom went to see the old great-aunt over at Dunbarton.
The Virginian | Owen Wister
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British Dictionary definitions for groom noun a person employed to clean and look after horses
See bridegroom
any of various officers of a royal or noble household
archaic a male servant or attendant
archaic , poetic a young man
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (tr) to make or keep (clothes, appearance, etc) clean and tidy
to rub down, clean, and smarten (a horse, dog, etc)
to train or prepare for a particular task, occupation, etc to groom someone for the Presidency
to win the confidence of (a victim) in order to a commit sexual assault on him or her
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Derived forms of groom groomer , noun grooming , noun Word Origin for groom C13 grom manservant; perhaps related to Old English grōwan to grow
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