I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
well
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On the other hand heads have every right to expect staff to be well groomed and reasonably dressed at work.
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All had their manes shorn short but their tails were long, though well groomed .
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His thick grey hair was well groomed , his keen eyes looked kind, and his handshake was firm.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jiang was groomed as Deng's replacement
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Most people believe he is being groomed for the party leadership.
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Mrs Adams had groomed her only daughter to be a perfect wife and mother.
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The resort has fifteen magnificently groomed ski runs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bashar has been groomed for power since the death of his brother in 1994.
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It is our shared need to groom that unites the world of women.
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On the other hand heads have every right to expect staff to be well groomed and reasonably dressed at work.
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This preference could not of course be satisfied for all members of the troop at once since baboons groom in couples.
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Toning Whoever heard of any of them being groomed by a fashion editor and strapped into toning pinks for a photo call?
II. noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I give you the chairman/prime minister/groom etc
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A groom ran forward to hold their horses while another ambled off to tell Sir Thomas of their arrival.
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Did I care that he smelled like a groom ?
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The groom remained hanging on to the canopy railing, his face smeared with dirt, his shirt torn and flapping.
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The fool was very grateful, and so was the groom , because he had found one fool greater than his wife.
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The tears which coursed down his cheeks were not for the head groom .
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Was the groom willing to swear.