Combs
Meaning of Combs
plural noun
a single undergarment covering the body and legs.
1930s: abbreviation of combination garments .
plural noun- a strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair.
- a device for separating and dressing textile fibres.
- the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a cock.
a grey-speckled hen with a red comb and wattles
- short for honeycomb (sense 1 of the noun).
- untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it.
she combed her hair and put some lipstick on
- prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb.
the wool had been cleaned and combed
- search carefully and systematically.
police combed the area for the murder weapon
his mother combed through the cardboard boxes
Old English camb, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kam and German Kamm .
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Hyphenation of Combs
Combs
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- Combs is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Combs synonyms
Meaning brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal):
Meaning free from a tangled or twisted state:
Meaning remove knots or tangles from (wool, rope, or hair):
Meaning make or become straight:
Meaning put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order:
Meaning make (something) tidy:
Meaning bring order to (something); arrange neatly:
Meaning arrange or style (hair):
Meaning draw together with a rake or similar implement:
Meaning prepare or flavour (food) with a sauce of hot-tasting spices:
Meaning cause to move or be apart:
Meaning write (something) on a card, especially for indexing:
Meaning make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way:
Meaning dress or comb (flax) with a hackle:
Meaning interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse:
Meaning another term for hackle:
Meaning examine (a place, vehicle, or person) thoroughly in order to find something or someone:
Meaning clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent:
Meaning travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it:
Meaning search (an area) for something:
Meaning physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument:
Meaning search (a place or receptacle) thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm:
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Words that rhyme with Combs
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