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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

cockscomb, coxcomb

noun, as in the act of drawing a comb through hair

combing

verb, as in smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

comb out, disentangle

verb, as in search thoroughly

ransack

also used for comb

crest, combo

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What does comb mean?8

noun

1

the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

2

the act of drawing a comb through hair“his hair needed a comb”

3

a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair

4

any of several tools for straightening fibers

5

ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore

verb

1

smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb“comb your hair before dinner”

2

search thoroughly“They combed the area for the missing child”

3

straighten with a comb“comb your hair”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with comb?10

one syllable

two syllables

shalom
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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

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Forms of comb

as a noun

plural
combs

as a verb

past tense
combed
present participle
combing
third-person singular
combs
past participle
combed