nnoun.artifacta flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hairDerivationally Related Form:comb
Hypernyms:device
Inherited Hypernyms:combdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:currycombfine-tooth combfine-toothed combpocket combpocketcomb
Part Meronyms:tooth
Full Hyponyms:currycombfine-tooth combpocketcomb
nnoun.animalthe fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birdsSynset:cockscomb coxcomb
Part Holonyms:gallinacean gallinaceous bird
Hypernyms:crest
Inherited Hypernyms:combcrestprocessbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactany of several tools for straightening fibersDerivationally Related Form:comb
Hypernyms:tool
Inherited Hypernyms:combtoolimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:hatchelheckle
Part Meronyms:tooth
nnoun.animalciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophorePart Holonyms:comb jelly ctenophore
Hypernyms:plate
Inherited Hypernyms:combplatestructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
nnoun.actthe act of drawing a comb through hairSynset:combing
Derivationally Related Form:comb
Hypernyms:hair care haircare hairdressing
Inherited Hypernyms:combhair carecareworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:comb-outteasing
vverb.contactstraighten with a combDerivationally Related Form:combingcomb
Hypernyms:straighten straighten out
Inherited Hypernyms:combstraightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:currycombhacklehatchelheckleroach
Full Troponyms:currycombheckleroach
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: comb)
vverb.contactsearch thoroughlySynset:ransack
Examples:- They combed the area for the missing child
Derivationally Related Form:ransacking
Hypernyms:search
Inherited Hypernyms:combsearchexamine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The men --- for animals in the area (apply to: comb) | The men --- the area for animals (apply to: comb) | The customs agents --- the bags for drugs (apply to: ransack)
vverb.bodysmoothen and neaten with or as with a combSynset:comb out disentangle
Examples:- comb your hair before dinner
- comb the wool
Derivationally Related Form:comb-outcombingcombdisentanglement
Hypernyms:groom neaten
Inherited Hypernyms:combgroomfancifybetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:fluffsleek downslickslick downtease
Full Troponyms:slicktease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: disentangle, comb out, comb)