comb

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comb

She carefully uses a comb to untangle her long hair.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A toothed device for arranging or cleaning hair: A flat object with a row of thin teeth, used to tidy, style, or detangle hair.
    • A fleshy crest on the head of a bird: The red, fleshy growth on top of the head of a chicken or similar bird.
    • A tool for straightening fibers: A device used in textile processing to align fibers like wool or flax.
    • The act of using a comb: The process of drawing a comb through hair.

  2. Verb:

    • To arrange or tidy with a comb: To use a comb to make hair neat, smooth, or untangled.
    • To search thoroughly: To examine an area meticulously and systematically in search of something.
    • To straighten fibers: To use a tool to align and prepare textile fibers.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • She used a wooden comb to detangle her wet hair.
    • The rooster's bright red comb stood tall on its head.
    • The wool was prepared using a special comb.

  • Verb:

    • You should comb your hair before the interview.
    • Police combed the forest for any clues.
    • The workers comb the raw cotton to remove impurities.
Advanced Usage

  • "To comb through": To examine something very carefully and in detail.

    • Researchers combed through thousands of documents to find the evidence.

  • "To comb out": To remove tangles or knots from hair; figuratively, to remove unwanted elements through a thorough process.

    • It took an hour to comb out the knots from her long hair.
    • The new manager promised to comb out inefficiencies in the department.
Variants and Related Words

  • Combing (n): The act or process of using a comb.

    • Regular combing helps distribute natural oils in your hair.

  • Comber (n): A person or machine that combs fibers; a long, rolling wave.

  • Comb-like (adj): Resembling a comb in shape or structure.
    • The shrimp has comb-like appendages.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Hair tool): Hairbrush (note: a brush has bristles, a comb has teeth).
  • Verb (To tidy hair): Groom, neaten, brush.
  • Verb (To search): Scour, ransack, screen.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Comb out: To remove by thorough searching or sorting.

    • The army unit was combed out for the most experienced soldiers.

  • Comb over: To style hair from one side of the head across a bald area.

    • He tried to comb over his thinning hair.
Related Idioms

  • To cut someone's comb: (Archaic) To humble or deflate someone's pride.

    • His early defeat in the competition really cut his comb.

  • Fine-tooth comb: Used to describe an extremely thorough and detailed examination.

    • Go over the contract with a fine-tooth comb before you sign it.
comb

She carefully uses a comb to untangle her long hair.

Noun
  1. the act of drawing a comb through hair
    • his hair needed a comb
  2. ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
  3. any of several tools for straightening fibers
  4. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
  5. a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
Verb
  1. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
    • comb your hair before dinner
    • comb the wool
  2. search thoroughly
    • They combed the area for the missing child
  3. straighten with a comb
    • comb your hair

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