n. [ Cf. Scot. grome, groyme, grume, gome, guym, man, lover, OD. grom boy, youth; perh. the r is an insertion as in E. bridegroom, and the word is the same as AS. guma man. See Bridegroom. ] 1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Groom porter, formerly an officer in the English royal household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Groomed p. pr. & vb. n. Grooming. ] To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Preparing a person for a position requiring skilled behavior, especially by providing opposrtunity for practise and guidance in making the right decisions; as, to provide grooming for one's successor as president. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- training, preparation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The activity of getting dressed, washed and generally of neat appearance. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- dressing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. The activity of cleaning oneself or others by removing lice, ticks, dirt, etc. from the fur; -- of animals. [ PJC ]

n.; pl. Groomsmen A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; -- the chief attendant is also called the best man; -- the correlative of bridesmaid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Grouper. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Grooved p. pr. & vb. n. Groving. ] To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove. ] 1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. [ 1913 Webster ]

The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove. J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. [ See Grove. ] (Mining) A shaft or excavation. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. [ p. p. groove ] having grooves; as, a record is a grooved disk. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. marked by thin parallel marks or channels.
Syn. -- canaliculate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who or that which grooves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A miner. [ Prov. Eng. ] Holloway. [ 1913 Webster ]