grooms
Wedding altar men
Grooms is the plural of groom—men about to be married or recently married, or people who care for horses.
As a verb, grooms means to clean and maintain: a cat grooms itself, a person grooms their appearance.
To groom someone for a position is to prepare them through training and mentorship.
In a darker sense, predators groom victims by building trust before exploitation.
Groom's primary attendant
- tuxedoMen's formal evening attire
- altarSacred ritual table
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
aisle · reception · bachelor party · wedding party · boutonniere · rehearsal · officiant · ring bearer
Equine caretaker at barn
- curry combSerrated horse groomer
- brushingSweeping motion with bristles
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
coat · farrier · tack · saddle · horse care · stall · braiding · clipping
best man
Groom's primary attendant
ceremony · aisle · reception · bachelor party · wedding party · boutonniere · rehearsal · officiant · ring bearer · newlywed
stable hand
Equine caretaker at barn
- curry combSerrated horse groomer
- brushingSweeping motion with bristles
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
hooves · coat · farrier · tack · saddle · horse care · stall · braiding · clipping · hoof pick
preens
Grooms oneself vainly
smooths · primps · cleans · washes · trims · styles · neatens · freshens · spruces · manicures
mentors
Experienced advisers to learners
- trainsLinked rail carriages
- readiesMakes something prepared
- cultivatesNurtures toward growth
primes · develops · coaches · polishes · shapes · molds · prepares · successor · protégé · apprentice
- malesmen, boys, guys, lads, dudes
- men portraitsheadshots, studio portraits, close-ups, profile shots, posed portraits
- racetrack peoplejockeys, trainers, bettors, handicappers, railbirds
- stablesbox stall, stalls, paddock, paddocks, tack room
- carriage tradeswheelwrights, coachbuilders, coachmen, saddlers, blacksmiths
- hunter showshunters, fences, verticals, rails, divisions
groomsbrides
Women on wedding days
bridesmaids · maids of honor · matrons of honor · flower girls
groomssabotages
Deliberately undermines or destroys
undermines · neglects · hinders · derails · discourages
- bride and groomCouple being married
- dog groomingMaintaining a canine's appearance
- pet groomingMaintaining animal hygiene
- personal groomingMaintaining one's appearance
- grooming standardsRules governing personal appearance
- pet groomerOne who bathes and trims animals
groom, groomed, grooming, groomers, bridegroom, groomer, groomsman, ungroomed, groomsmen