Grooming

/ˈɡɹuːmɪŋ/

Synonyms for "grooming" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(10 words)

preparation trainingappearance stylebrush brushing care clean cleanliness coaching coiffing

apprenticeshipbasic trainingbreaking breeding

Strong matches (21)

Noun(9 words)

coiffuring coifing combing currycombing dressing educationalhair stylinghygiene hygienic

conditioning cultivation development discipline drill drilling exercise fetching-up fostering housebreaking improvementin-service training

Related words (34)

Noun(17 words)

lickings maintenance mentoring neatpersonal carepreening preparatory preparing presentability primping slicking sprucing styling tidy toilette trained wash

manual trainingmilitary trainingnurture nurturingon-the-job trainingpractice preparation raising readying rearing rehearsal sloyd toilet training upbringingvocational educationvocational training

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

activityanimal careattribute carecare activitycovering descriptor educationeducation processhygiene maintenance preparation process training

More specific

15 entries

apprenticeshipcareer preparationcleandental caredog groominghorse groominginductionleadership groomingleadership trainingmentoring neatoral hygieneorientation polishedskill development

Collocations

10 entries

animal groomingdog groominggrooming habitsgrooming kitgrooming productsgrooming routinegrooming sessiongrooming standardshorse groomingpersonal grooming

Inflections

5 entries

groomed groomings groomsmore groomingmost grooming

Derivations

6 entries

groom groomable groomed groomer grooms ungroomed

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The monkeys are grooming each other.

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Grooming in primates increases group cohesion.

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Today, after riding, while grooming the horse I carelessly got my right foot trod on.

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The woman is grooming herself.

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