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- Dictionarycomb/kəʊm/
noun
- 1. a strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair.
- 2. a device for separating and dressing textile fibres.
verb
- 1. untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it: "she combed her hair and put some lipstick on" Similar
- 2. prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb: "the wool had been cleaned and combed" Similar
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to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something: comb somewhere for something The police combed the whole area for evidence. comb through Investigators combed through the wreckage. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
- English (US)
COMB meaning: 1. a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal...
- Znaczenie Comb, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
COMB definicja: 1. a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal...
- Comb: Russian Translation
COMB translate: расческа , расчесывать , прочесывать (в...
- Comb: Norwegian Translation
COMB - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...
- Comb: Korean Translation
COMB translate: 빗, 빗질하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Comb: Catalan Translation
comb translate: pinta, pentinar. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Comb: Czech Translation
comb - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...
- Comb: Polish Translation
COMB translate: grzebień, czesać, przeczesywać, grzebień,...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word comb as a noun, verb, and abbreviation. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of comb.
a toothed device of metal, plastic, wood, etc, used for disentangling or arranging hair. a tool or machine that separates, cleans, and straightens wool, cotton, etc. the fixed cutter on a sheep-shearing machine. anything resembling a toothed comb in form or function.
COMB meaning: 1. a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal with a thin row of long, narrow parts along one side…. Learn more.
noun. /kəʊm/ Idioms. [countable] a flat piece of plastic or metal with a row of thin teeth along one side, used for making your hair neat; a smaller version of this worn by women in their hair to hold it in place or as a decoration. He just had time to wash his face and drag a comb through his hair before going out.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word 'comb' in British and American English. Find synonyms, examples, and related words for 'comb' in different contexts.
A comb is made of plastic or wood, with separate teeth that untangle strands of hair. When you use one, you comb: "I grabbed the comb so I could comb my cat before the photo shoot." Another way to comb is to rummage or search, the way you comb through your bag to find your