Comb definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

comb in American English 1 · 1. a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'comb'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× comb (koʊm ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensecombs ,presentparticiplecombing ,pasttense,pastparticiplecombed 1. countablenounAcombisaflatpieceofplasticormetalwithnarrowpointedteethalongoneside,which youusetotidyyourhair. 2. verb Whenyoucombyourhair,youtidyitusingacomb. Salvatorecombedhishaircarefully.[VERBnoun] Herreddishhairwascutshortandneatlycombed.[VERB-ed] Synonyms:untangle,arrange,groom,dress MoreSynonymsofcomb 3. verb Ifyoucombaplace,yousearcheverywhereinitinordertofindsomeoneorsomething. Officerscombedthewoodsforthemurderweapon.[VERBnoun+for] Theyfannedoutandcarefullycombedthetemplegrounds.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:search,huntthrough,sweep,rake MoreSynonymsofcomb 4. verb Ifyoucombthroughinformation,youlookatitverycarefullyinordertofindsomething. Eightpoliceofficersthenspenttwoyearscombingthroughtheevidence.[VERB+through] 5. Seealsofine-toothcomb MoreSynonymsofcomb COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Imageof comb ©Natan86,Shutterstock Video:pronunciationof comb Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'comb' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'comb' WordList'tool' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'dinosaur' HindiTranslationof'comb' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency combinBritishEnglish (kəʊm ) noun1. atootheddeviceofmetal,plastic,wood,etc,usedfordisentanglingorarranginghair 2. atoolormachinethatseparates,cleans,andstraightenswool,cotton,etc 3. AustralianandNewZealand thefixedcutteronasheep-shearingmachine 4. anythingresemblingatoothedcombinformorfunction 5. thefleshydeeplyserratedoutgrowthonthetopoftheheadsofcertainbirds,espthedomesticfowl 6. anythingresemblingthecombofabird 7. acurrycomb 8. ahoneycomb 9. therowoffusedciliainactenophore 10. Seegooverwithafine-toothcomb verb11. (transitive) touseacombon 12. (whentr,oftenfollbythrough) tosearchorinspectwithgreatcare thepolicecombedthewoods CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishcamb;relatedtoOldNorsekambr,OldHighGermancamb WordFrequency combinAmericanEnglish1 (koʊm ) noun1.  athinstripofhardrubber,plastic,metal,etc.withteeth,passedthroughthehairtoarrangeorcleanit, orsetinthehairtoholditinplaceorasanornament 2.  anythinglikeacombinform,function,orlocation;specif.,a.  acurrycomb b.  afine-toothedimplementormachineusedtocleanandstraightenlongfibersofwool,cotton,flax,etc. c.  ared,fleshyoutgrowthonthetopofthehead,asofarooster d.  athinglikearooster'scombinpositionorappearance,asthecrestofahelmet 3.  ahoneycomb verbtransitive4.  toclean,straightenout,orarrangewithacomb 5.  toremovewithoraswithacomb;separateoftenwithout 6. US tosearchthoroughly;lookeverywherein tocombahouseforamissingbook verbintransitiveUS7.  torollover;break saidofwaves Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMESansjámbah,Grgomphos,tooth)