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| brush1 |
to use a brush to clean one's teeth or groom one's hair. [1/8 definitions] |
| curry2 |
to comb and groom (a horse) by using a currycomb. [1/2 definitions] |
| currycomb |
a metal comb used to groom horses. [1/2 definitions] |
| hairbrush |
a brush used to groom and arrange the hair. |
| manicure |
to groom (the fingernails). [2/3 definitions] |
| preen |
to dress or groom (oneself) with great attention and self-admiration; primp. [2/5 definitions] |
| primp |
to groom, arrange, or assemble (one's hair, clothing, or the like) with unusually attentive care. [2 definitions] |
| prink |
to dress or groom oneself with care, as by observing the effect of various adornments or arrangements in a mirror; primp. [1/2 definitions] |
| regroom |
combined form of groom. |
| wedding ring |
a ring, often a band of gold or platinum, that is given by a groom to a bride, and sometimes by a bride to a groom, during a marriage ceremony. |
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