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单词 comb
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combnoun [ C ]

uk/kəʊm/us/koʊm/

comb noun [ C ] (FOR HAIR)

A2 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

a small comb-shaped object that women put in their hair to hold their hair away from their face or for decoration

Examples

  • I can't find my brush, but I still have my comb.
  • Can I borrow your comb?.
  • I always carry a comb in my handbag.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Hair care

  • Alice band
  • argan oil
  • barrette
  • brush
  • crimp
  • curling tongs
  • delouse
  • gel
  • hair lacquer
  • hair mousse
  • hairgrip
  • hairpin
  • mousse
  • rinse
  • roller
  • shear
  • slick
  • slide
  • straighteners
  • tint

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comb noun [ C ] (CHICKEN)

a soft, red, growth on a chicken's head

Synonym
cockscomb

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

The head & neck of non-human animals

  • antler
  • beak
  • bill
  • cockscomb
  • crest
  • crested
  • crop
  • dewlap
  • horn
  • horned
  • jaw
  • muzzle
  • neck
  • nose
  • pouch
  • proboscis
  • scruff
  • snout
  • sucker
  • tusk

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combverb [ T ]

uk/kəʊm/us/koʊm/

comb verb [ T ] (TIDY HAIR)

B1 to tidy your hair using a comb:

She combed her hair and put on some lipstick.
I've been trying to comb out (= remove using a comb) the knots in her hair.

More examples

  • I combed my hair before I left home.
  • Comb your hair before you have your photo taken.
  • She combed her hair with her fingers.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Hair care

  • Alice band
  • argan oil
  • barrette
  • brush
  • crimp
  • curling tongs
  • delouse
  • gel
  • hair lacquer
  • hair mousse
  • hairgrip
  • hairpin
  • mousse
  • rinse
  • roller
  • shear
  • slick
  • slide
  • straighteners
  • tint

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comb verb [ T ] (SEARCH)

to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something:

The police combed the whole area for evidence.
Investigators combed through the wreckage.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Searching

  • a needle in a haystack idiom
  • beachcomber
  • bounty hunter
  • burrow
  • cast around
  • dig
  • drag
  • nose
  • once-over
  • pick
  • pick through sth
  • poke
  • poke around
  • seek
  • strip search
  • trail
  • turn a place inside out idiom
  • turn sth upside down idiom
  • wanted
  • wild-goose chase

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