| NOUN | artifact | comb | a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | comb, cockscomb, coxcomb | the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | |
| artifact | comb | any of several tools for straightening fibers | |
| animal | comb | ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore | |
| act | comb, combing | the act of drawing a comb through hair | |
| VERB | contact | comb | straighten with a comb |
| contact | comb, ransack | search thoroughly | |
| body | comb, comb out, disentangle | smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb |
| Sounds | kow'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aerodrome ... tome: 31 rhymes with owm... | |
| Meaning | A flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | tooth | Something resembling the tooth of an animal |
| Narrower | currycomb | A square comb with rows of small teeth |
| fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb | A comb with teeth set close together | |
| pocketcomb, pocket comb | A small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | peine | |
| Catalan | pinta | |
| Adjectives | comb-like | resembling a comb |
| Verbs | comb | smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb |
| comb | straighten with a comb | |
| Meaning | The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | cockscomb, coxcomb | |
| Part of | gallinaceous bird, gallinacean | Heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds |
| Broader | crest | A showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal |
| Spanish | cresta | |
| Catalan | cresta | |
| Meaning | Any of several tools for straightening fibers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | tooth | Something resembling the tooth of an animal |
| Narrower | hatchel, heckle | A comb for separating flax fibers |
| Broader | tool | An implement used in the practice of a vocation |
| Spanish | peine | |
| Verbs | comb | smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb |
| Meaning | ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | ctenophore, comb jelly | biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb |
| Broader | plate | Any flat platelike body ... / body structure or part |
| Spanish | paleta natatoria | |
| Meaning | The act of drawing a comb through hair. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his hair needed a comb" | |
| Synonym | combing | |
| Narrower | comb-out, teasing | The act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb |
| Broader | hair care, haircare, hairdressing | care for the hair |
| Spanish | peinadura, peine | |
| Catalan | pentinada, pinta | |
| Verbs | comb | smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb |
| comb | straighten with a comb | |
| Meaning | straighten with a comb. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They comb their hair | |
| Example | "comb your hair" | |
| Narrower | currycomb | clean (a horse) with a currycomb |
| heckle, hackle, hatchel | comb with a heckle | |
| roach | comb (hair) into a roach | |
| Broader | straighten, straighten out | make straight |
| Spanish | peinar | |
| Catalan | pentinar | |
| Nouns | comb, combing | the act of drawing a comb through hair |
| comb | a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge | |
| Meaning | search thoroughly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The men comb the area for animals; The men comb for animals in the area | |
| Example | "They combed the area for the missing child" | |
| Synonym | ransack | |
| Broader | search | subject to a search |
| Spanish | peinar, registrar | |
| Meaning | smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They comb their hair | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | comb out, disentangle | |
| Narrower | slick, slick down, sleek down | Give a smooth and glossy appearance |
| tease, fluff | ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | |
| Broader | groom, neaten | care for one's external appearance |
| Spanish | desenmarañar, desenredar, peinar | |
| Catalan | pentinar | |
| Nouns | comb, combing | the act of drawing a comb through hair |
| comb | a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge | |
| comb | any of several tools for straightening fibers | |
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