PREEN Synonyms
There are 26 hypernyms of the word preen. (close relations)
Definition of PREEN
preener
Best Alternative Words for PREEN
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dress | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice • clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion • clothing in general adjective satellite • suitable for formal occasions • (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes verb • put on clothes • provide with clothes or put clothes on • put a finish on • dress in a certain manner • dress or groom with elaborate care • kill and prepare for market or consumption • arrange in ranks • decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods • provide with decoration • put a dressing on • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width • convert into leather • apply a bandage or medication to • give a neat appearance to • arrange attractively | ||||||||
primp | verbv | |||||||
verb • dress or groom with elaborate care | ||||||||
beautify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make more beautiful • be beautiful to look at • make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. | ||||||||
brush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes • an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle • momentary contact • conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor • a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) • a minor short-term fight • the act of brushing your teeth • the act of brushing your hair • contact with something dangerous or undesirable verb • rub with a brush, or as if with a brush • touch lightly and briefly • clean with a brush • sweep across or over • remove with or as if with a brush • cover by brushing | ||||||||
clean | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits • ritually clean or pure • not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination • (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers noun • a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead adverb • completely; used as intensifiers • in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating adjective satellite • free of restrictions or qualifications • (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims • free from impurities • (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense • free from sepsis or infection • morally pure • (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections • (of a surface) not written or printed on • exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play • without difficulties or problems • thorough and without qualification • not carrying concealed weapons • free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed • free of drugs verb • make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from • remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits • clean and tidy up the house • clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing • be cleanable • deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. • remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely • remove while making clean • remove unwanted substances from • remove shells or husks from | ||||||||
comb | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair • the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds • any of several tools for straightening fibers • ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore • the act of drawing a comb through hair verb • straighten with a comb • search thoroughly • smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | ||||||||
fix | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • informal terms for a difficult situation • something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug • the act of putting something in working order again • an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear • a determination of the place where something is verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • cause to be firmly attached • decide upon or fix definitely • prepare for eating by applying heat • take vengeance on or get even • set or place definitely • kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study • make fixed, stable or stationary • make infertile • influence an event or its outcome by illegal means • put (something somewhere) firmly • make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc • to be about to do something | ||||||||
groom | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a man participant in his own marriage ceremony • someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses • a man who has recently been married verb • educate for a future role or function • give a neat appearance to • care for one's external appearance | ||||||||
spruce | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork • any coniferous tree of the genus Picea adjective satellite • marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners verb • make neat, smart, or trim • dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion | ||||||||
tidy | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits noun • receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) adjective satellite • (of hair) neat and tidy • large in amount or extent or degree verb • put (things or places) in order | ||||||||
titivate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make neat, smart, or trim | ||||||||
smarten | verbv | |||||||
verb • To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up. • To increase the speed of (one's travel on foot, etc.). • To augment with computer technology. | ||||||||
plume | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness • a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament • the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds verb • rip off; ask an unreasonable price • be proud of • deck with a plume • clean with one's bill • form a plume • dress or groom with elaborate care | ||||||||
congratulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • say something to someone that expresses praise • express congratulations • be proud of • pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement |