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comb definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb comb 2 of 3 senses of comb Sense 1 comb => heckle, hackle, hatchel Sense 3 comb, comb out disentangle => slick, slick down sleek down => tease, fluff Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb comb 2 of 3 senses of comb Sense 1 comb => heckle, hackle, hatchel Sense 3 comb, comb out disentangle => slick, slick down sleek down => tease, fluff Entailment of verb comb Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb comb 3 senses of comb Sense 1 comb => straighten, straighten out Sense 2 comb, ransack => search Sense 3 comb, comb out disentangle => groom, neaten Familiarity of verb comb comb used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb comb Sense 1 comb => straighten, straighten out -------------- Sense 2 comb, ransack => search -------------- Sense 3 comb, comb out disentangle => groom, neaten -------------- Grep of noun comb catacomb cockscomb comb comb-footed spider comb-out comb jelly combat combat boot combat casualty combat ceiling combat fatigue combat injury combat intelligence combat mission combat neurosis combat pay combat pilot combat ship combat zone combatant combativeness combination combination in restraint of trade combination lock combination plane combination salad combine combing combining combining form combining weight combo combretaceae combretum combretum appiculatum combretum bracteosum combretum erythrophyllum combretum family combtooth blenny combustible combustible material combustion common cockscomb coxcomb currycomb fine-toothed comb honeycomb lipscomb newcomb pocket comb pocketcomb simon newcomb Overview of noun comb The noun comb has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) comb -- (a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair) 2. (1) comb, cockscomb, coxcomb -- (the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds) 3. comb -- (a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl) 4. comb -- (any of several tools for straightening fibers) 5. comb -- (ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore) 6. comb, combing -- (the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb") Overview of verb comb The verb comb has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) comb -- (straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"; "comb the wool") 2. (1) comb, ransack -- (search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child") 3. (1) comb, comb out disentangle -- (of hair) Grep of adj comb combat-ready combatant combative combed combinable combinational combinative combinatorial combinatory combined combining comburant comburent combustible combustive Overview of noun comb The noun comb has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) comb -- (a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair) 2. (1) comb, cockscomb, coxcomb -- (the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds) 3. comb -- (a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl) 4. comb -- (any of several tools for straightening fibers) 5. comb -- (ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore) 6. comb, combing -- (the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb") Overview of verb comb The verb comb has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) comb -- (straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"; "comb the wool") 2. (1) comb, ransack -- (search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child") 3. (1) comb, comb out disentangle -- (of hair)
comb definition
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