comb

/kˈoʊm/

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Definitions

Noun
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
Noun
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
Noun
any of several tools for straightening fibers
Noun
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
Noun
the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"
Verb
straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"
Verb
search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
Verb
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"