groom vs make up

make up vs groom

groom is a noun but make up is not a noun.

groom and make up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
groom	Yes	No	Yes	No
make up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, make up is a hyponym of groom; that is, make up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than groom:

groom: care for one's external appearance
make up: apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier

Other hyponyms of groom include clean, cleanse, shave, comb, comb out, disentangle, arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set, gel, mousse, pomade, clean up, manicure, barber, pedicure, do up, doll up, glam up, pretty up, slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up, perfume, scent.

groom (noun)	make up (noun)
a man who has recently been married
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

groom (verb)	make up (verb)
care for one's external appearance	apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
give a neat appearance to	put in order or neaten
educate for a future role or function	come to terms
	concoct something artificial or untrue
	devise or compose
	do or give something to somebody in return
	make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
	form or compose
	adjust for

Difference between groom and make up

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