preen

English Thesaurus

1. dress or groom with elaborate care (verb.body)

hypernym	:	attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up,
definition	:	put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (verb.body)

verb group	:	dress, get dressed,
definition	:	put on clothes (verb.body)

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

hypernym	:	crow, gloat, triumph,
definition	:	dwell on with satisfaction (verb.communication)

3. clean with one's bill (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	arrange, set up,
definition	:	put into a proper or systematic order (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	clean, make clean,
definition	:	make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from (verb.contact)

4. dress or groom with elaborate care (verb.body)

derivation	:	primping,
definition	:	careful or finicky grooming (noun.act)

derivation	:	apparel, clothes, dress, wearing apparel,
definition	:	clothing in general (noun.artifact)

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

derivation	:	congratulation, felicitation,
definition	:	the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration (noun.communication)

derivation	:	congratulatory, gratulatory,
definition	:	expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune (adj.all)

6. clean with one's bill (verb.contact)

derivation	:	feather, plumage, plume,
definition	:	the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (noun.animal)

7. dress or groom with elaborate care (verb.body)

derivation	:	primping,
definition	:	careful or finicky grooming (noun.act)

derivation	:	apparel, clothes, dress, wearing apparel,
definition	:	clothing in general (noun.artifact)

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

derivation	:	congratulation, felicitation,
definition	:	the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration (noun.communication)

derivation	:	congratulatory, gratulatory,
definition	:	expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune (adj.all)

9. clean with one's bill (verb.contact)

derivation	:	feather, plumage, plume,
definition	:	the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (noun.animal)