comb

comb (kōm)

noun

a thin strip of hard rubber, plastic, metal, etc. with teeth, passed through the hair to arrange or clean it, or set in the hair to hold it in place or as an ornament
anything like a comb in form, function, or location; specif.,
1. a currycomb
2. a fine-toothed implement or machine used to clean and straighten long fibers of wool, cotton, flax, etc.
3. a red, fleshy outgrowth on the top of the head, as of a rooster
4. a thing like a rooster's comb in position or appearance, as the crest of a helmet
a honeycomb

Etymology: ME < OE camb, comb, lit., toothed object < IE *ombhos (> Sans jámbah, Gr gomphos, tooth) < base *ĝembh-,ĝombh-, to bite, tooth

transitive verb

intransitive verb

to roll over; break: said of waves

comb (ko̵̅o̅m, kōm)

noun

comb

Combs include the following --- hair comb, ivorycomb, currycomb, flax comb, carding knife, graining instrument;

Object

reed: This combined with better transport facilities opened the door for the almost universal use of either combed wheat reed or water reed.
hair: Lay out white tissues over which you will comb the hair.
wool: The process of making woolen and linen clothes began with washing and combing the wool and linen.
cotton: Made from soft cotton combed terry, they are shaped to give a perfect fit for every baby.

Converse of object

bind: We have such a selection, professionally presented in our comb bound catalog.

Adjective modifier

fine-toothed: Check your family's hair every week using a fine-toothed comb on wet hair.
fine-tooth: Suddenly, the fire marshal was interested in going over the place with a fine-tooth comb.
toothed: Comb out all the loose fibers using a metal toothed comb.
double-sided: This double-sided bone comb was made from the waste products of the meat industry.
golden: With golden comb so lustrous, And thereby a song sings, It has a tone so wondrous, That powerful melody rings.

Modifies a noun

harrow: Weed control is mainly by mechanical comb harrow and some hand weeding.
jelly: Seen in sunlight, comb jellies are especially beautiful.
binder: The best method is to use the type of plastic comb binders that you will have seen used for laboratory manuals.
filter: A comb filter which creates short delays controlled via MIDI.

Noun used with modifier

nit: You can buy a special nit comb from the pharmacy.
harrow: Cereals sown on wide rows, 25 cm ( 9 3/4 inch ) At 2 leaf stage go through with the harrow comb.
flea: Brush your cat or dog thoroughly with a flea comb.
brood: Queen cells start off like inverted acorn cups, against the face of the main brood comb.
louse: You need your usual shampoo, ordinary conditioner and a louse detection comb.
ivory: WILSON, D. M. 1960b " An Anglo-Saxon ivory comb " , .

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