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comb (k

a. A thin toothed strip, as of plastic, used to smooth, arrange, or fasten the hair.

b. An implement, such as a card for dressing and cleansing wool or other fiber, that resembles a hair comb in shape or use.

c. A currycomb.

a. The fleshy crest or ridge that grows on the crown of the head of domestic fowl and other birds and is most prominent in the male.

b. Something suggesting a fowl's comb in appearance or position.

3. A honeycomb.

v. combed, comb·ing, combs

v.tr.

a. To move a comb through (the hair) so as to arrange or groom: combed her hair with a comb; combed his hair with his fingers.

b. To move though or pass across with a raking action: The wind combed the wheatfields.

2. To card (wool or other fiber).

3. To search thoroughly; look through: combed the dresser drawers for a lost bracelet.

4. To eliminate with or as with a comb: combed the snarls out of his hair.

v.intr.

1. To roll and break. Used of waves.

2. To make a thorough search: combed through the file for the contract.

[Middle English, from Old English; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]

comb [kəʊm]

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a toothed device of metal, plastic, wood, etc., used for disentangling or arranging hair

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a tool or machine that separates, cleans, and straightens wool, cotton, etc.

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ the fixed cutter on a sheep-shearing machine

4. anything resembling a toothed comb in form or function

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the fleshy deeply serrated outgrowth on the top of the heads of certain birds, esp the domestic fowl

6. anything resembling the comb of a bird

7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a currycomb

8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a honeycomb

9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the row of fused cilia in a ctenophore

go over (or through) with a fine-tooth(ed) comb to examine very thoroughly

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to use a comb on

2. (when tr, often foll by through) to search or inspect with great care the police combed the woods See also comb out

[Old English camb; related to Old Norse kambr, Old High German camb]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	comb - a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair currycomb - a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb - a comb with teeth set close together pocket comb, pocketcomb - a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
	2.	comb - the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds coxcomb, cockscomb crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
	3.	comb - any of several tools for straightening fibers hatchel, heckle - a comb for separating flax fibers tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
	4.	comb - ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore comb jelly, ctenophore - biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb plate - any flat platelike body structure or part
	5.	comb - the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb" combing comb-out, teasing - the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb hair care, haircare, hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
Verb	1.	comb - straighten with a comb; "comb your hair" roach - comb (hair) into a roach straighten, straighten out - make straight currycomb - clean (a horse) with a currycomb hackle, hatchel, heckle - comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"
	2.	comb - search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child" ransack search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
	3.	comb - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" comb out, disentangle sleek down, slick down, slick - give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" fluff, tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect neaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"

comb

verb

1. untangle, arrange, groom, dress Her reddish hair was cut short and neatly combed.

2. search, hunt through, sweep, rake, sift, scour, rummage, ransack, forage, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.), go through with a fine-tooth comb Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon.

Translations

comb [kəʊm]

A. N

1. (for hair) → peine m; (ornamental) → peineta f; (for horse) → almohaza f
to run a comb through one's hair → peinarse, pasarse un peine

2. [of fowl] → cresta f

3. (= honeycomb) → panal m

4. (Tech) → carda f

B. VT

1. [+ hair] → peinar
to comb one's hair → peinarse

2. (= search) [+ countryside] → registrar a fondo, peinar
we've been combing the town for you → te hemos buscado por toda la ciudad

3. (Tech) [+ wool] → cardar

comb out VT + ADV [+ hair] → desenmarañar
they combed out the useless members of the staff → se deshicieron de los miembros del personal inútiles

comb [ˈkəʊm]

n (for hair) → peigne m

[+ hair] → peigner
to comb one's hair → se peigner
You haven't combed your hair → Tu ne t'es pas peigné.

(= search) [+ area] → ratisser, passer au peigne fin

comb

(also Tech, of fowl) → Kamm m

(= act) to give one’s hair a comb → sich kämmen; your hair could do with a comb → du könntest dich (auch) mal wieder kämmen

(= honeycomb) → Wabe f

hair, wool → kämmen; horse → striegeln; to comb one’s hair → sich (dat) → die Haare kämmen, sich kämmen

(= search) → durchkämmen; newspapers → durchforsten

comb [kəʊm]

1. n → pettine m
to run a comb through one's hair → darsi una pettinata

2. vt

a. (hair) → pettinare
to comb one's hair → pettinarsi

b. (search, area, countryside) → rastrellare, setacciare, battere a tappeto

comb [kəʊm]

1. n → pettine m
to run a comb through one's hair → darsi una pettinata

2. vt

a. (hair) → pettinare
to comb one's hair → pettinarsi

b. (search, area, countryside) → rastrellare, setacciare, battere a tappeto

comb

n comb [kəum]

1 a toothed instrument for separating or smoothing hair etc. kam مُشط гребен hřeben kam der Kamm χτένα peine kamm شانه kampa peigne מַסרֵק कंघा češalj fésű sisir kambur, greiða pettine くし 빗 šukos ķemme; suka sikat kam kam; karde grzebień pente pieptene расчёска hrebeň glavnik češalj kam หวี tarak 梳 гребінь کنگھی cái lược 梳

2 an object (often decorative) of similar appearance worn by some women to keep a hair-style in place. haarkam أداة تُشْبِه المُشْط гребенче hřeben pyntekam der Haarkamm χτένι peineta ilukamm شانۀ نگهدارندۀ مو kampa peigne מַסרֵק कुक्कुटशिखा češalj fésű sisir hárspenna pettine くし状の飾り 빗 모양 물건 šukos ķemme sisir rambut kam {{IX a-15260 id-`pyntekam grzebień travessa pieptene гребень hrebeň glavniček ukosnica kam ที่ติดผม süs tarağı 女性用來固定住頭髮的髮梳狀飾物 гребінець عورتوں کی زیبائش کے کئے کنگھی کے مشابہ چیز cái lược bờm 梳卡

3 the honey cells made by bees a honeycomb. heuningkoek نَخاريبُ النَّحِل пчелна пита plástev bikage; vokskage die Wabe κηρήθρα panal kärg شانه hunajakenno rayon (de miel) יְעֲרָת דְבַש छत्ता saće lép (méheké) sarang lebah (hunangs)vaxkaka favo はちの巣 벌집 korys (bišu) šūnas sarang lebah madu honingraat bikake, vokskake plaster favo fagure (de miere) соты plást satje saće vaxkaka รวงผึ้ง petek 蜂窩 стільники شہد کی مکھیوں کا بنایا ہوا چھتہ tổ ong 蜂房

4 the crest of some birds. kam عُرْف الدّيك أو الطُّيور гребен (на птица) hřebínek kam der Kamm λειρί cresta hari تاج harja crète כָּרבּוֹלֶת कलंगी kresta taraj jambul (hana)kambur cresta とさか 볏 skiauterė sekste jambul burung kam hanekam grzebień crista creastă хохолок hrebienok greben kresta kam หงอน ibik 鳥冠 гребінець پرندوں کا مجموعہ mào (chim, gà) 鸡冠

1 to arrange and smooth with a comb Comb your hair! kam يُمَشِّط сресвам (u)česat rede kämmen χτενίζω peinar kammima شانه کردن kammata peigner ְלָסֵרק कंघी करना češljati fésül menyisir greiða pettinare くしですく 빗다 (su)šukuoti ķemmēt; sukāt menyikat kammen gre, kjemme, karde czesać pentear a pieptăna расчёсывать (u)česať česati počešljati kamma หวี taramak 梳理 розчісувати, чесати کنگھی سے ہموار کرنا chải đầu 梳发

2 to search (a place) thoroughly (for something) They combed the hills for the missing climber. deursoek يُمَشِّط، يَبْحَثُ عَن преравям pročesat finkæmme durchkämmen χτενίζω (μτφ.), ψάχνω σε βάθος rastrear läbi kammima همه جا را گشتن haravoida passer au peigne fin לִסרוֹק सघन तलाशी pregledati (meg)fésül mencari dengan teliti leita vandlega setacciare くまなく捜す 구석구석 뒤지다 išieškoti pārmeklēt menggeledah uitkammen finkjemme przeczesywać passar a pente fino a scotoci прочёсывать prečesať prečesati prečešljati kamma igenom ค้นหาอย่างละเอียด taramak, iyice araştırmak 徹底搜尋 прочісувати پُوری طرح تلاش کرنا sục sạo 彻底搜寻

comb → مشط, يَمْشّط hřeben, učesat kæmme, kam Kamm, kämmen χτένα, χτενίζω peinar, peine kammata, kampa peigne, peigner češalj, češljati pettinare, pettine 櫛, 櫛でとかす 빗, 빗다 kam, kammen gre (seg), kam grzebień, uczesać pente, pentear расческа, расчесывать kam, kamma การหวี, หวี tarak, taramak cái lược, chải 梳子, 梳理

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