comb, combing
(noun) the act of drawing a comb through hair; âhis hair needed a combâ
comb, cockscomb, coxcomb
(noun) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
comb
(noun) ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
comb
(noun) a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
comb
(noun) any of several tools for straightening fibers
comb, comb out, disentangle
(verb) smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; âcomb your hair before dinnerâ; âcomb the woolâ
comb, ransack
(verb) search thoroughly; âThey combed the area for the missing childâ
comb
(verb) straighten with a comb; âcomb your hairâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
comb (plural combs)
A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
A structure of hexagon cells made by bees for storing honey; honeycomb.
An old English measure of corn equal to the half quarter.
The top part of a gunâs stock.
The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between the moving stairs and fixed landings.
(music) The main body of a harmonica containing the air chambers and to which the reed plates are attached.
A former, commonly cone-shaped, used in hat manufacturing for hardening soft fibre.
A toothed tool used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser.
The notched scale of a wire micrometer.
The collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb.
One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen in scorpions.
The curling crest of a wave; a comber.
A toothed plate used for creating wells in agar gels for electrophoresis.
(weaving) A toothed wooden pick used to push the weft thread tightly against the previous pass of thread to create a tight weave.
(algebraic geometry) A connected and reduced curve with irreducible components consisting of a smooth subcurve (called the handle) and one or more additional irreducible components (called teeth) that each intersect the handle in a single point that is unequal to the unique point of intersection for any of the other teeth.
• (skin on head of birds): cockscomb, crest
• (skin on head of birds): caruncle, snood, wattle
• orling
comb (third-person singular simple present combs, present participle combing, simple past and past participle combed)
(transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.
(transitive) To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
(transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
(nautical, intransitive) To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
comb (plural combs)
(abbreviation) Combination.
comb (plural combs)
Alternative form of combe
• BMOC
Source: Wiktionary
Comb (; 110), n. Etym: [AS.. camb; akin to Sw., Dan., & D. kam, Icel. kambr, G. kamm, Gr. jambha tooth.]
1. An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.
2. An instrument for currying hairy animals, or cleansing and smoothing their coats; a currycomb.
3. (Manuf. & Mech.) (a) A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc. (b) The serrated vibratory doffing knife of a carding machine. (c) A former, commonly cone-shaped, used in hat manufacturing for hardening the soft fiber into a bat. (d) A tool with teeth, used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser. (e) The notched scale of a wire micrometer. (f) The collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb.
4. (Zoöl.) (a) The naked fleshy crest or caruncle on the upper part of the bill or hood of a cock or other bird. It is usually red. (b) One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen of scorpions.
5. The curling crest of a wave.
6. The waxen framework forming the walls of the cells in which bees store their honey, eggs, etc.; honeycomb. "A comb of honey." Wyclif. When the bee doth leave her comb. Shak.
7. The thumbpiece of the hammer of a gunlock, by which it may be cocked.
Comb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Combed; p. pr. & vb. n. Combing.]
Definition: To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb; to lay smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to comb hair or wool. See under Combing. Comb down his hair; look, look! it stands upright. Shak.
Comb, v. i. Etym: [See Comb, n., 5.] (Naut.)
Definition: To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
Comb, Combe ( or ), n. Etym: [AS. comb, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwm a dale, valley.]
Definition: That unwatered portion of a valley which forms its continuation beyond and above the most elevated spring that issues into it. [Written also coombe.] Buckland. A gradual rise the shelving combe Displayed. Southey.
Comb, n.
Definition: A dry measure. See Coomb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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