Word: comb
Word origin: Old English camb, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kam and German Kamm .
Phonetic:
kəʊmListen:
a strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair.
a device for separating and dressing textile fibres.
the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a cock. Example: a grey-speckled hen with a red comb and wattles
short for honeycomb (sense 1 of the noun).
untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it. Example: she combed her hair and put some lipstick on
prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb. Example: the wool had been cleaned and combed
search carefully and systematically. Example: police combed the area for the murder weapon
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