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preened |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb preen Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb preen Entailment of verb preen Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb preen 3 senses of preen Sense 1 preen, plume => arrange, set up => clean, make clean Sense 2 preen, pride, congratulate => gloat, triumph, crow Sense 3 preen, primp, plume, dress => 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 Familiarity of verb preen preen used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb preen Sense 1 preen, plume => arrange, set up => clean, make clean -------------- Sense 2 preen, pride, congratulate => gloat, triumph, crow -------------- Sense 3 preen, primp, plume, dress => 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 -------------- Overview of verb preen The verb preen has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. preen, plume -- (clean with one's bill, of birds) 2. preen, pride, congratulate -- (pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement) 3. preen, primp, plume, dress -- (dress or groom with elaborate care "She likes to dress when going to the opera") Overview of verb preen The verb preen has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. preen, plume -- (clean with one's bill, of birds) 2. preen, pride, congratulate -- (pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement) 3. preen, primp, plume, dress -- (dress or groom with elaborate care "She likes to dress when going to the opera")
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