groom, bridegroom
(noun) a man who has recently been married
groom, bridegroom
(noun) a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler
(noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
groom, neaten
(verb) care for one’s external appearance; “He is always well-groomed”
dress, groom, curry
(verb) give a neat appearance to; “groom the dogs”; “dress the horses”
prepare, groom, train
(verb) educate for a future role or function; “He is grooming his son to become his successor”; “The prince was prepared to become King one day”; “They trained him to be a warrior”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Groom (plural Grooms)
An English occupational surname for a servant.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Groom is the 6623rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5114 individuals. Groom is most common among White (85.45%) individuals.
• Mogor
groom (plural grooms)
A man who is about to marry.
Synonym: bridegroom
• bride
• bride-to-be
groom (plural grooms)
A person who cares for horses.
One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.
• ostler
groom (third-person singular simple present grooms, present participle grooming, simple past and past participle groomed)
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 election or appointment.
(transitive) To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow.
(transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of (somebody, especially a minor) with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse or human trafficking.
(transitive, software engineering) In agile software development, to review and prioritize the items in the development backlog.
• Mogor
Source: Wiktionary
Groom, n. Etym: [Cf. Scot. grome, groyme, grume, gome, guym, man, lover, OD. grom boy, youth; perh. the r is an insertion as in E. bridegroom, and the word is the same as AS. guma man. See Bridegroom.]
1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable. Spenser.
2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole.
3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom. Dryden. Groom porter, formerly an officer in the English royal household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges.
Groom, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Grooming.]
Definition: To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
