groom
suomi-englanti sanakirjagroom englannista suomeksi
sulho, ylkä
siistiä, huolitella
sulhanen
sukia, puhdistaa, harjata
tallirenki
valmistaa
Substantiivi
groom englanniksi
A man who is about to marry.
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(senseid) A person who looks after horses.
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One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
(ux)
A male servant, or more generally, a common man.
(RQ:Marlowe Jew of Malta)
A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.
To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
2010 (April 20) "The Collection" s1e6 of TV series ''Justified''
- The wife didn't care about riding, but Owen did. Well, he cared about me. I went from doing everything — grooming, feeding, looking out — to being handed the reins of the most magnificent creatures ready to ride.
To prepare (someone) for an event
1912, The Contest for California in 1861: How Colonel E.D. Baker Saved the Pacific States to the Union, page 51
- It appears that Broderick's seconds, although cool, brave men, were entirely without experience in arranging a duel, and did not know that a man should be groomed for one as carefully as a horse is groomed for a race.
To prepare (someone) for election or appointment.
1953, The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the Academic Year page 146
- It is of special interest to note the subjects considered as important to those who are being groomed for top administrative posts
2002, ''Clone High'' episode 1 - "Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand"
- Our mission is to unfreeze those clones, send them back to high school, and secretly groom them to one day rule the world. Failure to do so could mean world leaders just keep getting worse.
2009, Dani Johnson, Grooming the Next Generation for Success
2012 (February 28) in "The Man Behind the Curtain" s3e7 of TV series ''Justified''
- I was the son he always wanted. He groomed me to take over someday, but now Sammy's got the houses, the cars, the money, the juice.
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2023 in "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" episode 5 "Deux Amours" regarding Laurent
- Daryl "But he's gonna be safe? I'm afraid those nuns raised him a little -- a little soft."Losang "He'll be well looked after. Nurtured and groomed... to be the leader he's destined to be."
To gain, or attempt to gain, the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually (if under the of consent).
2009, Suzanne Ost, Child Pornography and Sexual Grooming: Legal and Societal Responses
In agile software development, to review and prioritize the items in the development backlog.
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(RQ:Flaubert Bovary)