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preen
Found in thesaurus: arrange, make clean, gloat, overdress, trick out, fig out, deck out, attire, trick up, deck up, prink
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preen
v.
clean one's feathers (of birds); groom with the beak (of birds); make oneself beautiful; be proud, take pride in oneself
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Preen
Preen may refer to:
Birds
- Preen, personal grooming of a bird's feathers especially by using its beak
- Preen gland, also called the uropygial gland, an oil gland found in many bird species
- Preen oil, an oil made by the uropygial gland found in many bird species
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preen
Verb
1. clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
(synonym) plume
(hypernym) arrange, set up
2. pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
(synonym) congratulate
(hypernym) gloat, triumph, crow
3. dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
(synonym) primp, plume, dress
(hypernym) dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress
(verb-group) dress, get dressed
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Preen
(n.)
To trim up, as trees.
To trim up, as trees.
(n.)
To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds.
To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds.
(n.)
A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.
A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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preen
Synonyms and related words:
adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, brush up, clean, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, fettle, fig out, fix up, furbish, garnish, grace, groom, gussy up, manicure, ornament, paint, pique, plume, prank, prank up, prettify, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, redecorate, redo, refurbish, set off, set out, smarten, smarten up, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick up, trim
adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, brush up, clean, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, fettle, fig out, fix up, furbish, garnish, grace, groom, gussy up, manicure, ornament, paint, pique, plume, prank, prank up, prettify, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, redecorate, redo, refurbish, set off, set out, smarten, smarten up, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick up, trim
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
