preen
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
clean with one's bill
The birds preened
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- feather derivation
Sense 2 verb
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
Types & categories
- crow hypernym
Related & opposite
- congratulation derivation
- congratulatory derivation
Sense 3 verb
dress or groom with elaborate care
She likes to dress when going to the opera
Types & categories
- attire hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | feather |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | arrange |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | clean |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | congratulation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | congratulatory |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | crow |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | primping |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | apparel |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | dress |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | attire |