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English Dictionary: groom by the DICT Development Group
4 results for groom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groom
n
  1. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: groom, bridegroom]
  2. someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
    Synonym(s): stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler
  3. a man who has recently been married
    Synonym(s): groom, bridegroom
v
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): prepare, groom, train
  2. give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
    Synonym(s): dress, groom, curry
  3. care for one's external appearance; "He is always well- groomed"
    Synonym(s): groom, neaten
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Groom \Groom\, n. [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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Groom \Groom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Grooming}.]
      To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Groom, TX (city, FIPS 31292)
      Location: 35.20408 N, 101.10600 W
      Population (1990): 613 (297 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 79039
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