COMB as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of drawing a comb through hair
   Synonym(s)
   • combing (what does combing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his hair needed a comb
   Hypernyms(s) comb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hair care (what does hair care mean?)
   • haircare (what does haircare mean?)
   • hairdressing (what does hairdressing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • comb-out (what does comb-out mean?)
   • teasing (what does teasing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb out (what does comb out mean?)
   • disentangle (what does disentangle mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb out (what does comb out mean?)
   • disentangle (what does disentangle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
   Synonym(s)
   • cockscomb (what does cockscomb mean?)
   • coxcomb (what does coxcomb mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) comb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • crest (what does crest mean?)
3. Meaning
   • ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
   Hypernyms(s) comb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plate (what does plate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge
   • disentangles or arranges hair
   Hypernyms(s) comb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • device (what does device mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fine-tooth comb (what does fine-tooth comb mean?)
   • fine-toothed comb (what does fine-toothed comb mean?)
   • hatchel (what does hatchel mean?)
   • heckle (what does heckle mean?)
   • pocketcomb (what does pocketcomb mean?)
   • pocket comb (what does pocket comb mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb out (what does comb out mean?)
   • disentangle (what does disentangle mean?)
5. Meaning
   • any of several tools for straightening fibers
   Hypernyms(s) comb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tool (what does tool mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • currycomb (what does currycomb mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb out (what does comb out mean?)
   • disentangle (what does disentangle mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl
   Hypernyms(s) comb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • caruncle (what does caruncle mean?)
   • caruncula (what does caruncula mean?)

COMB as VERB

1. Meaning
   • smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
   Synonym(s)
   • comb out (what does comb out mean?)
   • disentangle (what does disentangle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • comb your hair before dinner
   • comb the wool
   Hypernyms(s) comb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • groom (what does groom mean?)
   • neaten (what does neaten mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • slick (what does slick mean?)
   • slick down (what does slick down mean?)
   • sleek down (what does sleek down mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • fluff (what does fluff mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • unsnarling (what does unsnarling mean?)
   • untangling (what does untangling mean?)
   • disentanglement (what does disentanglement mean?)
   • extrication (what does extrication mean?)
   • comb-out (what does comb-out mean?)
   • teasing (what does teasing mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • combing (what does combing mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • combing (what does combing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • search thoroughly
   Synonym(s)
   • ransack (what does ransack mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • They combed the area for the missing child
   Hypernyms(s) comb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • search (what does search mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ransacking (what does ransacking mean?)
   • rummage (what does rummage mean?)
3. Meaning
   • straighten with a comb
   Usage Example(s)
   • comb your hair
   • comb the wool
   Hypernyms(s) comb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • straighten (what does straighten mean?)
   • straighten out (what does straighten out mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • heckle (what does heckle mean?)
   • hackle (what does hackle mean?)
   • hatchel (what does hatchel mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • combing (what does combing mean?)
   • comb (what does comb mean?)
   • combing (what does combing mean?)