26984 words

combs

8 definitions • 7 examples
1
a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal with a thin row of long, narrow parts along one side, used to tidy and arrange your hair
2
a small comb-shaped object that women put in their hair to hold their hair away from their face or for decoration
3
a soft, red, growth on a chicken's head
4
to tidy your hair using a comb:

Examples:

She combed her hair and put on some lipstick.
comb something out I've been trying to comb out (= remove using a comb) the knots in her hair.
5
to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something:

Examples:

comb somewhere for something The police combed the whole area for evidence.
comb through Investigators combed through the wreckage.
6
a strip of plastic, wood, or metal with a row of long, narrow parts along one side, which is used to arrange or hold the hair:

Examples:

Combs have been used from ancient times by women to hold and fix their hair.
7
to search a place or an area very carefully:

Examples:

8
to arrange your hair by pulling a comb through it:

Examples:

She combed her hair and put on some lipstick.

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