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combs, 3rd person singular present; combed, past participle; combing, present participle; combed, past tense;
  1. Untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it
    • - neatly combed hair
  2. Remove something from the hair by drawing a comb through it
    • - she combed the burrs out of the dog's coat
  3. Curry (a horse)

  4. Prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb

  5. Treat (a fabric) in such a way
    • - the socks are made of soft combed cotton
  6. Search carefully and systematically
    • - police combed the area for the murder weapon
    • - his mother combed through the cardboard boxes
  1. (of hair) made tidy with a comb; "with hair combed to the side"
  2. (comb) straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"
  3. (comb) a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
  4. (comb) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
  5. (comb) search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
  6. (comb) any of several tools for straightening fibers
  7. A comb is a toothed device used in hair care for straightening and cleaning hair or other fibres. Combs are among the oldest tools found by archaeologists, having been discovered in very refined forms from settlements dating back to 5000 years ago in Persia.
  8. Combing is a method for preparing fibre for spinning by use of combs. The combs used have long metal teeth, and only barely resemble the comb used on hair. ...
  9. (comb) A toothed implement for grooming the hair; A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers; A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest; A structure of hexagon cells made by bees for storing honey; honeycomb; An old English measure ...
  10. (Comb) The wax portion of a colony in which eggs are laid, and honey and pollen are stored shaped like hexagons.
  11. (Comb) a mass of six-sided cells made by honey bees in which brood is reared and honey and pollen are stored; composed of two layers united at their bases.
  12. (Comb) this is the rubbery, red flat piece of flesh hanging on top of a chicken’s head. Roosters have a more prominent comb than hens. Some who are engaged in cock fighting preferred to cut the rooster’s comb so as not to interfere with the fight.
  13. (Comb) This is the piece of plastic, wood, or metal that is sandwiched in the middle of the harmonica by the reed plates and then the cover plates. The reed plates are attached to the comb by numerous small screws (or nails in the case of older type harmonicas like the Hohner Marine Band). ...
  14. (Comb) A mass of hexagonal cells made of beeswax and containing brood and food.
  15. (comb) the hexagonal structure used to store honey and raise brood.
  16. (Comb) The top part of the stock of a shotgun.
  17. (comb) The fleshy outgrowth on the top of a chicken's head, usually red in color, with varying sizes and shapes.
  18. (COMB) Rift-cut veneer with exceptionally straight grain with growth increments closely spaced.
  19. (COMB) The Canadian Outdoor Measurement Bureau is the organization that measures audiences for billboards and other outdoor advertising vehicles.
  20. (COMB) Trying to straighten something out; getting your thoughts in order; searching your memory
  21. (COMB) personal grooming and hygiene
  22. (Comb) (Peige) (1916) Readymade. [7]
  23. (Comb) A beeswax structure composed of two layers of horizontal cells sharing their bases, usually within a wooden frame in a hive. The words "comb" and "frame" are often used interchangeably; for example, a frame of brood, a comb of brood.
  24. (Comb) A bridal headpiece attached to her hair with teeth like a comb. May be as ornate as the bride wishes it to be.
  25. (Comb) A curved, horizontal piece of wood that caps the bow of a low-back Windsor, or connects the spindles of a comb-back Windsor.