Definition of "comb"
- noun
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 of corn equal to the half quarter.
The top part of a gun's stock.
The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between the moving stairs and fixed landings.
The main body of a harmonica containing the air chambers and to which the reed plates are attached.
Combination.
- verb
To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.
To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
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