1. (noun) comb
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
Synonyms: cockscomb, combing, coxcomb
2. (noun) comb, cockscomb, coxcomb
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
Synonyms: comb, cockscomb, combing, common cockscomb, coxcomb
3. (noun) comb
any of several tools for straightening fibers
Synonyms: cockscomb, combing, coxcomb
4. (noun) comb
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
Synonyms: cockscomb, combing, coxcomb
5. (verb) comb, combing
the act of drawing a comb through hair
Synonyms: comb, cockscomb, combing, coxcomb
6. (verb) comb
straighten with a comb
Synonyms: comb out, disentangle, ransack
7. (verb) comb, ransack
search thoroughly
Synonyms: rifle, foray, disentangle, ransack, comb, loot, despoil, strip, comb out, pillage, reave, plunder
8. (verb) comb, comb out, disentangle
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
Synonyms: unsnarl, disentangle, ransack, unwind, extricate, comb out, disencumber, comb, disembroil, untangle, disinvolve, weed out, straighten out
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