COMBERS

Noun

combers

plural of comber

Anagrams

• recombs, scomber

Source: Wiktionary


COMBER

Comb"er, n.

1. One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc.

2. A long, curling wave.

Com"ber, v. t.

Definition: To cumber. [Obs.] Spenser.

Com"ber, n.

Definition: Encumbrance. [Obs.]

Com"ber, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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