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comb - use in sentences
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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