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Grooming redirects here.

Groom may refer to:

Offices and jobs:

• Groom (horses), a person responsible for the feeding and care of horses
• Groom (manservant), a type of male officer-servant
  • Groom of the Robes, an obsolete office in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of England, equivalent to Lady-in-Waiting
  • Groom of the Stole, an obsolete office in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of England, equivalent to King-consort of the Queen's Mistress of the Robes
• Bridegroom, also shortened groom, a male wedding partner

Places in geography:

• Groom Dry Lake, a geographic feature of the United States Military Area 51
• Division of Groom, a Commonwealth Electoral Division in Queensland, Australia
• Groom, Texas, a town in Carson County, Texas, United States, location of the second largest cross in the western hemisphere

A family's surname, with various notable bearers, such as:

• Allison Groom (Actress, Roach Approach: The Mane Event (2005) (V))
• B. Pat Groom (Actor, Around the World in Eighty Days (1956))
• Dave Groom (Actor, "More Tales of the City" (1998) (mini))
• Dewey Groom (Actor, Dude Ranch Harmony (1949))
• Felicity Groom (Actress, Black Swan (2003))
• Harlan Groom (Actor, Almost Pregnant (1992))
• Jim Groom (II) (Actor, Beyond Bedlam (1993))
• Keith Groom (Actor, I Want to Be Famous (1976))
• Matthew Groom (Actor, Richard III (1995))
• Michael Groom (II) (Actor, "Chandler & Co: End of Term (#2.6)" (1995))
• Polly Groom (Self, Britain's Drowned World: A Time Team Special (2007) (TV))
• Robert Groom (Actor, Comedia glandular (2004))
• Sam Groom (Actor, "All My Children" (1970))
• Samantha Groom (Actress, "Lost Souls" (1997) (mini))
• Simon Groom (Self, "Blue Peter" (1958))
• Sussanne Groom (Self, "Timewatch: How Mad Was King George?" (2004))
• Winston Groom (Writer, "Forrest Gump" (1986))

The verb to Groom can refer to:

• Personal grooming, or preening, in humans and animals, a hygienic activity (caring for physical appearance)
• Horse grooming, the daily hygienic care provided for horses, or specific work done on the horse to enhance his physical appearance for a show
• Social grooming, the activity by which animals and people who live in proximity can bond and reinforce social structures
• Traffic grooming, a technical activity in telecommunications
• Child grooming, befriending a child, often in the negative context of preparing it to accept inappropriate behavior from the other person
• Snow grooming, the process of preparing snow for recreational uses, such as skiing

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