| bride | | |
| n. (person) | 1. bride | a woman who has recently been married. |
| ~ honeymooner, newlywed | someone recently married. |
| ~ war bride | bride of a serviceman during wartime. |
| n. (person) | 2. bride, bridget, brigid, saint bride, saint bridget, saint brigid, st. bride, st. bridget, st. brigid | Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523). |
| ~ abbess, mother superior, prioress | the superior of a group of nuns. |
| ~ saint | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization. |
| n. (person) | 3. bride | a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony. |
| ~ wedding party, wedding | a party of people at a wedding. |
| ~ participant | someone who takes part in an activity. |
| fiancee | | |
| n. (person) | 1. bride-to-be, fiancee | a woman who is engaged to be married. |
| ~ betrothed | the person to whom you are engaged. |
| groom | | |
| n. (person) | 1. bridegroom, groom | a man participant in his own marriage ceremony. |
| ~ wedding party, wedding | a party of people at a wedding. |
| ~ participant | someone who takes part in an activity. |
| n. (person) | 2. groom, hostler, ostler, stableboy, stableman | someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses. |
| ~ hired hand, hired man, hand | a hired laborer on a farm or ranch.; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" |
| n. (person) | 3. bridegroom, groom | a man who has recently been married. |
| ~ honeymooner, newlywed | someone recently married. |
| v. (social) | 4. groom, prepare, train | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| ~ qualify, dispose | make fit or prepared.; "Your education qualifies you for this job" |
| ~ train, prepare | undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession.; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" |
| ~ train, educate, prepare, develop | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ educate | give an education to.; "We must educate our youngsters better" |
| ~ discipline, condition, train, check | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| v. (body) | 5. curry, dress, groom | give a neat appearance to.; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" |
| ~ coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set | arrange attractively.; "dress my hair for the wedding" |
| ~ beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish | make more beautiful. |
| v. (body) | 6. groom, neaten | care for one's external appearance.; "He is always well-groomed" |
| ~ cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| ~ shave | remove body hair with a razor. |
| ~ comb out, comb, disentangle | smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb.; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" |
| ~ coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set | arrange attractively.; "dress my hair for the wedding" |
| ~ mousse, gel | apply a styling gel to.; "she mousses her hair" |
| ~ pomade | apply pomade to (hair). |
| ~ clean up | make oneself clean, presentable or neat.; "Clean up before you go to the party" |
| ~ make up | apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier.; "She makes herself up every morning" |
| ~ manicure | care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.. |
| ~ barber | perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of. |
| ~ pedicure | care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.. |
| ~ doll up, glam up, pretty up, do up | use special care in dressing, making-up, etc..; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" |
| ~ slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up | dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion.; "He spruced up for the party" |
| ~ perfume, scent | apply perfume to.; "She perfumes herself every day" |
| ~ beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish | make more beautiful. |
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