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| 1. | [ noun ] a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair | |
| Related terms: | device pocketcomb fine-toothed_comb hatchel fine-tooth_comb tooth | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | |
| Synonyms: | coxcomb cockscomb | |
| Related terms: | crest gallinaceous_bird | |
| 3. | [ verb ] search thoroughly | |
| Synonyms: | ransack | |
| Examples: | "They combed the area for the missing child" |
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| Related terms: | search ransacking | |
| 4. | [ verb ] smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | |
| Synonyms: | disentangle comb_out | |
| Examples: | "comb your hair before dinner" "comb the wool" |
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| Related terms: | groom slick tease unsnarling | |
| 5. | [ verb ] straighten with a comb | |
| Examples: | "comb your hair" "comb the wool" |
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| Related terms: | straighten heckle | |
| 6. | [ noun ] any of several tools for straightening fibers | |
| Related terms: | tool currycomb tooth | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (zoology) a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl | |
| Related terms: | caruncle cock turkey_cock | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (zoology) ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore | |
| Related terms: | plate ctenophore | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the act of drawing a comb through hair | |
| Synonyms: | combing | |
| Examples: | "his hair needed a comb" |
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| Related terms: | hair_care comb-out | |
| Similar spelling: |
combo Coombe Conboy commove come_by |
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