groomings
Fur care sessions
Groomings is the plural of grooming, referring to multiple instances or types of personal care, preparation, or—in its darker sense—manipulative relationship-building.
The word appears in contexts discussing animal care daily groomings keep the coat healthy or, more seriously, patterns of predatory behavior investigators documented a series of groomings targeting vulnerable teenagers.
Sweeping motion with bristles
- combingArranging strands with teeth
- washingCleaning with liquid
- bathingImmersion for cleanliness
- trimmingCutting away excess
clipping · shampooing · conditioning · styling · blow-drying · detangling · preening · tidying
Sweeping motion with bristles
- bathingImmersion for cleanliness
- clippingPiece cut out
- desheddingExtracting loose animal hair
- detanglingRemoving knots from fibers
dematting · currying · shedding · veterinary
Adding Indian spices
- brushingSweeping motion with bristles
- clippingPiece cut out
- blanketingCovering something entirely
- turnoutNumber attending an event
Grooming with vanity
- bondingForming close connections
- nit-pickingCriticizing trivial imperfections
- delousingRemoving parasitic insects
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
trust-building · affiliation · reciprocity · coalition · chimpanzee · macaque · baboon
Seeking new personnel
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- targetingSelecting as objective
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
vulnerability · trust-building · coercion · isolation · flattery · secrecy · desensitization · radicalization
brushing
Sweeping motion with bristles
trimming · clipping · shampooing · conditioning · styling · blow-drying · detangling · preening · tidying · primping
brushing
Sweeping motion with bristles
- bathingImmersion for cleanliness
- clippingPiece cut out
- desheddingExtracting loose animal hair
detangling · dematting · currying · shedding · veterinary
currying
Adding Indian spices
- brushingSweeping motion with bristles
- clippingPiece cut out
- blanketingCovering something entirely
turnout · farrier · curry-comb
preening
Grooming with vanity
- bondingForming close connections
- nit-pickingCriticizing trivial imperfections
- delousingRemoving parasitic insects
hierarchy · trust-building · affiliation · reciprocity · coalition · chimpanzee · macaque · baboon
recruitment
Seeking new personnel
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- targetingSelecting as objective
- exploitationSelfish use of others
predator · vulnerability · trust-building · coercion · isolation · flattery · secrecy · desensitization · radicalization · trafficking
groomingsneglect
Failure to provide care
abandonment · disregard · inattention · carelessness · neglecting
groomingsdishevelment
Disordered, messy appearance
messiness · untidiness · disorder · disarray · slovenliness
- dog groomingMaintaining a canine's appearance
- pet groomingMaintaining animal hygiene
- personal groomingMaintaining one's appearance
- grooming standardsRules governing personal appearance
- cat groomingTending a feline's appearance
- grooming kitPersonal hygiene tool collection