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   Comb

   /kōm/

   

   noun

   • 1. 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"
   • 2. a device for separating and dressing textile fibers.
   • ▪ a row of brass points for collecting the electricity in an electrostatic generator.
   • 3. the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a rooster: "a gray-speckled hen with a red comb and wattles"
   • 4. short for honeycomb

   verb

   • 1. untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it: "she combed her hair and put some lipstick on" Similar groomuntangledisentanglesmooth outstraightenarrangeneatentidydressrakecurry
   • ▪ remove something from the hair by drawing a comb through it: "she combed the burrs out of the dog's coat"
   • 2. prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb: "the wool had been cleaned and combed" Similar separatedresscardteasehacklehecklehatchel
   • 3. search carefully and systematically: "police combed the area for the murder weapon" Similar searchscourlook around inexploresweepprobehunt throughlook throughscrabble around inroot around inferret (around) inrummage around inrummage inrummage throughforage throughfish around inpoke around indig ingrub around indelve ingo throughsift throughrakerifle throughransackturn overgo through with a fine-tooth combturn upside downturn inside outleave no stone unturned ininformal:rootle around infossick throughrare:roust around in

   Word Origin Old Englishcamb, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kam and German Kamm.

   Derivatives

   • 1. comblike adjective

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   What is a comb used for?

   • a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place. a currycomb. any comblike instrument, object, or formation. the fleshy, more or less serrated outgrowth on the head of certain gallinaceous birds, especially the domestic fowl.

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   • n. 1. a. A thin toothed strip, as of plastic, used to smooth, arrange, or fasten the hair. b. An implement, such as one for dressing and cleansing wool or other fiber, that resembles a hair comb in shape or use. c. A currycomb. 2. a.

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