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preen vs deck out

deck out vs preen

preen and deck out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preen No No Yes No
deck out No No Yes No
As verbs, deck out is a hypernym of preen; that is, deck out is a word with a broader meaning than preen:
  • preen: dress or groom with elaborate care
  • deck out: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Other hypernyms of preen include attire, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up.
preen (verb) deck out (verb)
dress or groom with elaborate care put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
clean with one's bill
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