groom
IPA: grˈum
noun
- A man who is about to marry.
- A person who looks after horses.
- One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
- (archaic) A male servant, or more generally, a common man.
- A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a servant.
- A town in Carson County, Texas, United States.
verb
- To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
- (transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
- (transitive) To prepare (someone) for an event
- (transitive) To prepare (someone) for election or appointment.
- (transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of a minor with the intention of luring them into a sexual relationship.
- (transitive, software engineering) In agile software development, to review and prioritize the items in the development backlog.
- (transitive) To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow.
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Examples of "groom" in Sentences
- The groom wore a fancy suit.
- The attendants groom and feed the queen.
- The bride and the groom come to the town.
- Chipmunks are fastidious in self grooming.
- The groom was the focal point of the wedding.
- The bride was Icelandic and the groom Italian.
- The ceremony marks the start of manhood for the groom.
- The marriage is fixed by consulting the horoscopes of the bride and groom.
- The marriage is negotiated between the families of the bride and the groom.
- Body grooming is the act of shaving, styling or trimming hair of the male body.
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