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preen vs gussy up

gussy up vs preen

preen and gussy up both are verbs.

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