groom vs style

groom

verb
  • To attend to one's appearance and clothing. 

  • To attempt to gain the trust of (somebody, especially a minor) with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse or human trafficking. 

  • To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them. 

  • In agile software development, to review and prioritize the items in the development backlog. 

  • To prepare (someone) for an event 

  • To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow. 

  • To prepare (someone) for election or appointment. 

noun
  • A person who looks after horses. 

  • A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse. 

  • A man who is about to marry. 

  • One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department. 

style

verb
  • To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style. 

  • To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy. 

  • To call or give a name or title to. 

  • To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style) 

noun
  • The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. 

  • A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. 

  • A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title. 

  • A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus. 

  • The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower. 

  • A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace. 

  • A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable. 

  • A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics. 

  • A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen. 

  • A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration. 

  • A small, thin, pointed body part. 

  • A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region. 

  • A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. 

  • A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces. 

How often have the words groom and style occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )