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| comb [ kōm ] |
noun (plural combs) |
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1. instrument for arranging hair: an instrument with a row of long thin teeth, used to arrange hair
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2. fastening for hair: a piece of plastic or wood with long thin teeth, used to fasten back the hair
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3. textiles tool for cleaning wool: a tool or machine part with long slender teeth, used for cleaning wool or other materials
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4. riding
Same as currycomb
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5. crest of rooster: the fleshy red growth on the head of a rooster or other bird
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6. food
Same as honeycombn (sense 1) (sense 2)
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transitive verb (past and past participle combed, present participle comb·ing, 3rd person present singular combs) |
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1. run comb through hair: to arrange hair or fur with a comb
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2. textiles clean or arrange fibers: to clean or arrange the fibers of wool or other materials using a comb
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3. search place thoroughly: to search an area thoroughly
  We combed the house for his keys.
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| [ Old English camb< Indo-European, "tooth"] |
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go over or through something with a fine-tooth(ed) comb to study or search something extremely carefully
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