preen
31preen — verb a) To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers. His preening self satisfaction, chest thrown forward as he settles into a chair in his mansion... b) To show off, posture, or …
32preen — 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,… …
33preen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. groom, primp, prettify, doll up (sl.); strut. See vanity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spruce, trim, primp; see dress 1 , dress up . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be proud of (oneself), as for an… …
34preen — prɪËn v. clean one s feathers (of birds); groom with the beak (of birds); make oneself beautiful; be proud, take pride in oneself …
35preen — verb 1) the robin preened its feathers Syn: clean, tidy, groom, smooth, arrange; archaic plume 2) she preened before the mirror Syn: admire oneself, primp oneself, groom oneself, spruce oneself up; informal titivate oneself, doll ones …
36preen — v 1.(all of animals, esp. birds) plume, trim; groom, dress. 2.(all of oneself) primp, beautify, prettify, fix up, Inf. titivate, Inf. spruce up, Inf. doll up, Inf. gussy up, Sl. trick up, Sl. dude up, Sl. swank up, Sl. fig out; array, bedizen,… …
37preen — [priːn] verb [I/T] if a bird or animal preens, or if it preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers or fur …
38preen — [[t]prin[/t]] v. t. 1) zool. to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue 2) to dress (oneself) carefully or smartly; primp 3) to pride (oneself) on an achievement, personal quality, etc 4) to make oneself appear striking or… …
39preen — Wae, waewae; kanu e e ina (rare) …
40preen hook — a hook used in fishing (Shetland and Orkneys dialect) …
