groom

/ɡɹˈum/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. educate for a future role or function
   “He is grooming his son to become his successor”
2. give a neat appearance to
   “groom the dogs”
3. care for one's external appearance
   “He is always well-groomed”

noun

1. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
2. someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
3. a man who has recently been married

Synonyms for groom

• prepare
• train
• dress
• curry
• neaten
• bridegroom
• stableman
• stableboy
• hostler
• ostler

Words that rhyme with groom

• boom
• assume
• plume
• bloom
• consume
• costume
• resume
• broom
• fume
• loom
• room
• zoom
• doom
• perfume
• presume
• gloom
• legume
• newsroom
• bathroom
• bridegroom
• cloakroom
• flume
• headroom
• heirloom
• vroom
• abloom
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bedroom