| preen | (vi) แต่งตัวให้ดูดี, Syn. spruce |
| preen | (vt) แต่งตัวให้ดูดี, Syn. spruce |
| preen on | (phrv) ภูมิใจใน, Syn. pique on, plume on |
| preen | (พรีน) vt. (นก) ใช้ขนด้วยปาก, เสยขนด้วยปาก, แต่งตัว (ตัวเอง) สวยงาม. vi. แต่งตัว, ภาคภูมิใจ (ตัวเอง), See also: preener n. |
| preen | (vt) ไซ้ขน, แต่งตัวอย่างพิถีพิถัน |
| ไซ้ | (v) preen, Example: นกตัวหนึ่งผละออกมาจากการต่อสู้ บินขึ้นไปไซ้ขนอยู่บนสายไฟ, Thai Definition: กิริยาที่นกหรือเป็ดเอาปากย้ำๆ ขนหรือหาอาหาร |
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| preen | (v) clean with one's bill, Syn. plume, Example: The birds preened |
| preen | (v) pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement, Syn. congratulate |
| preen | (v) dress or groom with elaborate care, Syn. primp, plume, dress, Example: She likes to dress when going to the opera |
| Preen | n. [ AS. preón a clasp, bodkin; akin to D. priem punch, bodkin, awl, G. pfriem, Icel. prjōnn a knitting needle, pin, Dan. preen a bodkin, punch. ] A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Preen | v. t. |
| Preen | v. i. To dress up neatly and smartly; to make oneself well-groomed and well-dressed. [ PJC ] |
| Preengage | v. t. But he was preëngaged by former ties. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Preengagement | n. Prior engagement, obligation, or attachment, as by contract, promise, or affection. [ 1913 Webster ] My preëngagements to other themes were not unknown to those for whom I was to write. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 羽繕い | [はづくろい, hadukuroi] (n, vs) preening [Add to Longdo] |