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Comb
kəʊm
Comb definitions
noun
comb
combs
- a strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair
- an act of untangling or arranging the hair with comb
"she gave her hair a comb"
- a short curved type of comb, worn by women to hold the hair in place or as an ornament
"her hair was held back with two tortoiseshell combs"
- a device for separating and dressing textile fibres
- the lower, fixed cutting piece of a sheep-shearing machine
- a row of brass points for collecting the electricity in an electrostatic generator
- the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a cock
"a grey-speckled hen with a red comb and wattles"
verb
comb
combed
combing
combs
- untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it
"she combed her hair and put some lipstick on"
- remove something in the hair by drawing a comb through it
"she combed the burrs out of the dog's coat"
- prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb
"the wool had been cleaned and combed"
- search carefully and systematically
"police combed the area for the murder weapon"
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