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   groom

   /ɡruːm/

   verb

   • 1. brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal): "the horses were groomed and taken to shows" Similar currybrushcombrubrub down
   • ▪ (of an animal) clean the fur or skin of (itself or another animal): "their main preoccupation is licking and grooming themselves"
   • ▪ give a neat and tidy appearance to (someone): "a beautifully groomed woman" Similar brushcombsmoothdodressarrangeadjustput in ordertidymake tidyspruce upsmarten uppreenprimpfreshen upinformal:fix
   • ▪ look after (a lawn, ski slope, or other surface): "groom your lawn—keep the grass cut"
   • 2. prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity: "star pupils who are groomed for higher things" Similar prepareprimemake readyreadyconditiontailorcoachtraininstructtutordrillteacheducateschool
   • ▪ (of a paedophile) prepare (a child) for a meeting, especially via an internet chat room, with the intention of committing a sexual offence.

   noun

   • 1. a person employed to take care of horses. Similar stable handstablemanstable ladstable boystable girlhistorical:equerry
   • 2. a bridegroom. Similar bridegroomnew husbandhusband-to-benewly-married mannewly-wed
   • 3. any of various officials of the royal household. British

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘boy’, later ‘man, male servant’): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. groomer noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • G

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   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • O

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   • M

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