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Preen

🔄 Synonyms of "Preen"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
plumenoun	The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
dressnoun	(transitive) (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
primpverb	(intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
congratulateverb	To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for
pridenoun	A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Preen"

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Word	Definition
dressnoun	(transitive) (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
primpverb	(intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
plumenoun	The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
congratulateverb	To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for
pridenoun	A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
prettifyverb	To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way.
groomnoun	A man who is about to marry.
pinking ironnoun	An instrument for scalloping the edges of ribbons, flounces, etc.
preemingnoun	(archaic) The task of cleaning the teasel-rods and handles in cloth manufacture.
crispernoun	The section of a refrigerator used to store fruit and vegetables at a slightly higher temperature than the rest of the refrigerator.
winchnoun	A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
rougher	A worker who shapes something to prepare it for a finishing operation.
stretching-ironnoun	A currier's tool for dressing leather.
combnoun	A toothed implement:
stricklenoun	A rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
trivetnoun	A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
pickernoun	Agent noun of pick; one who picks.
pluckernoun	One who plucks.
clothespinnoun	(US, Canada) A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
pickverb	To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.