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| Main Entry: | groom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make ready, prepare physically |
| Synonyms: | brush, clean, coach, comb, curry, dress, drill, educate, nurture, preen, prim, prime, primp, ready, refine, refresh, sleek, spruce up*, tend, tidy, train, turn out, lick into shape, make attractive, make presentable, prep, pretty up, put through grind, put through mill, rub down, shape up, slick up*, smarten up, spiff up |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | groom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man being married |
| Synonyms: | bridegroom, husband, spouse, suitor, benedict, fiancé |
| Antonyms: | bride |
| Main Entry: | groom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stable attendant; servant |
| Synonyms: | equerry, hostler, stable person |
| Main Entry: | bridegroom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male marriage partner |
| Synonyms: | groom, helpmate, husband, mate, old man, spouse, benedict, newlywed |
| Antonyms: | bride |
| Main Entry: | husband |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | married man |
| Synonyms: | bridegroom, companion, consort, groom, helpmate, mate, partner, spouse, hubby, monogamist, monogynist, other half |
| Antonyms: | wife |
| Main Entry: | mate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one of a pair; partner |
| Synonyms: | acquaintance, alter ego, assistant, associate, bride, buddy*, chum*, cohort, colleague, companion, compeer, complement, comrade, concomitant, consort, coordinate, counterpart, crony, double, duplicate, familiar, friend, groom, helper, helpmate, intimate, match, pal*, peer, playmate, reciprocal, roommate, schoolmate, sidekick*, spouse, twin, analog, bedmate, classmate, coworker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | neaten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tidy |
| Synonyms: | arrange, clean, clear the decks*, fix up, groom, order, spruce up*, put in good shape, put in order, shape up, straighten up, whip into shape |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | preen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admire and clean oneself |
| Synonyms: | beautify, clean, doll up, groom, pretty, primp, spruce up, tidy, prettify, prink |
| Main Entry: | prepare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or get ready |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, anticipate, appoint, arrange, assemble, brace, build up, coach, concoct, construct, contrive, cook, develop, dispose, draw up, endow, equip, fabricate, fashion, fill in, fit, fix, form, formulate, fortify, furnish, gird, groom, make, make up, outfit, perfect, plan, practice, prime, produce, provide, put together, qualify, ready, settle, steel*, strengthen, supply, train, turn out, fit out, lay the groundwork, make provision, put in order, smooth the way, warm up |
| Antonyms: | disorganize, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prime |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get ready; prepare |
| Synonyms: | break in, brief, clue*, coach, cram, excite, fill in, fit, galvanize, groom, inform, motivate, move, notify, provoke, rehearse, stimulate, tell, train, innervate, make ready, prep |
| Antonyms: | forget, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | primp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beautify and dress nicely |
| Synonyms: | dress up, fix up, groom, preen, prepare, slick*, spruce, deck out, get dressed up, gussy up, smarten, spiff, titivate |
| Antonyms: | mess up, uglify |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clip, cut |
| Synonyms: | crop, cut back, fleece, groom, mow, pare, prune, shave, shorten, snip, trim |
| Notes: | shear(s) (noun) are large scissors with strong blades - (verb) to remove fleece, hair, or foliage by cutting or clipping; sheer (adjective) means complete and without restriction or qualification - (verb) turn sharply or change direction abruptly |
| Main Entry: | spouse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one of a married couple |
| Synonyms: | better half*, bride, companion, groom, helpmate, husband, man, mate, partner, roommate, wife, woman |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spruce up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make neat, well-groomed |
| Synonyms: | brush, dress up, fix up, groom, prim, primp, sleek, slick, tidy, wash, deck out, smarten, titivate |
| Antonyms: | dirty, mess up |
| Main Entry: | tidy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make neat and orderly |
| Synonyms: | clean, clear the decks*, fix up, frame*, groom, neaten, order, police, spruce, spruce up*, straighten, get act together, pull together, put in good shape, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, shape up, straighten up, tauten, whip into shape |
| Antonyms: | dirty, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, jumble, litter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clear the decks |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get ready for action |
| Synonyms: | clear out, groom, spruce up, clear away, flush out, make a clean sweep |
| Main Entry: | comb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrange hair |
| Synonyms: | adjust, card, cleanse, curry, disentangle, dress, groom, rasp, scrape, separate, smooth, sort, straighten, tease, untangle, hackle, hatchel, lay smooth |
| Main Entry: | exercise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do repeatedly, especially to improve |
| Synonyms: | break, break in, condition, cultivate, develop, discipline, drill, dry run*, exert, fix, foster, groom, habituate, hone, improve, inure, labor, maneuver, ply, practice, prepare, put out, rehearse, run through, set, strain, teach, train, tune up, work, work out, lick into shape, limber up, loosen up, pump iron, put through grind, put through mill, walk through, warm up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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