grooming
noun[U]
uk/ˈɡruː.mɪŋ//ˈɡrʊm.ɪŋ/us/ˈɡruː.mɪŋ//ˈɡrʊm.ɪŋ/groomingnoun[U](APPEARANCE)
the things that you do to makeyourappearancecleanandneat, forexamplebrushingyourhair, or the things that you do tokeepan animal'shairorfurcleanandneat:
（人的）打扮，装束；（对动物进行的）刷洗Shepaysgreatattentiontomake-up, grooming andclothes.
Ingeneral, womenspendmuchlongeronpersonalgrooming than men.
Personal care - general words
- ablution
- amenity kit
- baby wipe
- beach body
- beardy
- bed bath
- douche
- facecloth
- fat-shame
- fat-shaming
- flossing
- hand gel
- handwash
- powder
- retrosexual
- scrub
- scrub up
- scrub up wellidiom
- toilet
- windswept
groomingnoun[U](OF ANIMAL)
theactofcleaningananimal, often bybrushingitsfur:
Students canlearnskillssuch asdoggrooming or how tobecomeveterinarytechnicians.
There will bedemonstrationsof horseshoeing andhorsegrooming.
(of ananimal) theactof usingitstongueorpaws(=feet)tocleanitself or anotheranimal:
Theconstantgroomingcatsdo islikelyto make themswallowa lot ofhair.
One of the things thatbindsgroupsofmonkeystogether is grooming.
Cleaning generally
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- groom
- high-touch
- hoovering
- mop
- purification
- purifier
- purify
- rinse
- scrub
- squeegee
- steam-clean
- sterilization
- sterilizing
- swill
- washsomethingdown
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Animal (non-human) behaviour
groomingnoun[U](OF SNOW)
theactof making thesurfaceofsnowsmoother,flatter, orharderso that it iseasiertoskion:
Immaculatepistegroomingmaintainsthesnowin goodcondition.
Thebunkersare used tostoreequipmentliketrailgroomingmachines.
Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch(something)up
- coarsen
- coarsening
- creased
- crinkle
- fold
- foldaway
- folding
- furl
- interfold
- pucker
- rumple
- sand
- sandpaper
- screw
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- stabilizer
- wrinkle
groomingnoun[U](CRIME)
thecriminalactivityofbecomingfriendswith achildinordertotrytopersuadethechildto have asexualrelationship