Word

preen, v.
(preened, preening, preens)

dress or groom with elaborate care
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

dress plume preen primp

sample sentences

"She likes to dress when going to the opera"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
They %s
They %s themselves

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
They %s
They %s themselves

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

dress up, deck out, trick out, get up, overdress, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, prink, attire, rig out, tog up, tog out

verb group

dress, get dressed

pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
<verb.communication>

congratulate preen

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

congratulatory congratulation

semantic pointers

hypernym

crow, gloat, triumph

clean with one's bill
<verb.contact>

plume preen

sample sentences

"The birds preened"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

arrange, set up clean, make clean