| Preen 1. (n.) A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth. 2. (n.) To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. 3. (n.) To trim up, as trees. Thesaurus Entries adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, brush up, clean, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, fettle, fig out, fix up, furbish, garnish, grace, groom, gussy up, manicure, ornament, paint, pique, plume, prank, prank up, prettify, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, redecorate, redo, refurbish, set off, set out, smarten, smarten up, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick up, trim |