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Word: Comb
Speech Type: Noun
Old English camb, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kam and German Kamm
kəʊm
a strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair.
Short Definition:toothed device for untangling hair
a device for separating and dressing textile fibres.
Short Definition:device for separating textile fibres
the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a cock
Short Definition:red fleshy crest on fowl's head
Examples:- a grey-speckled hen with a red comb and wattles
honeycomb
Word: Comb
Speech Type: Verb
kəʊm
untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it
Short Definition:untangle hair with comb
Examples:- she combed her hair and put some lipstick on
prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb
Short Definition:prepare wool etc. with comb
Examples:- the wool had been cleaned and combed
search carefully and systematically
Short Definition:search carefully
Examples:- police combed the area for the murder weapon
- his mother combed through the cardboard boxes
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