comb
/koʊm/noun, verb1 syllable
Comb means: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds.
Synonyms for comb8
noun, as in the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
noun, as in the act of drawing a comb through hair
verb, as in smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
verb, as in search thoroughly
What does comb mean?8
noun
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
the act of drawing a comb through hair“his hair needed a comb”
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
any of several tools for straightening fibers
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
verb
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb“comb your hair before dinner”
search thoroughly“They combed the area for the missing child”
straighten with a comb“comb your hair”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with comb?10
Comb in a sentence
- Lend me your comb for a minute, will you?CK
- Don't comb your hair to the side, it doesn't suit you.usuyus
- If you don't have hair, you don't need a comb.rul
- Would you like me to comb your hair?YasmineMK
- She allowed the servant to comb her hair with a golden comb.Nylez
- I need a mirror to comb my hair.lukaszpp
- Do you want me to comb your hair?Archibald
- His elaborate comb over doesn't conceal the fact that he's a baldy.tripbeetle
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of comb
as a noun
- plural
- combs
as a verb
- past tense
- combed
- present participle
- combing
- third-person singular
- combs
- past participle
- combed