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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024comb1 /koʊm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga toothed strip of some hard material used to arrange or hold the hair.
- Birdsthe fleshy growth on the head of roosters.
- a honeycomb, or any similar group of cells.
v. [~ + object] - Clothingto arrange (the hair) with a comb:He combed his hair back.
- to search everywhere in: to comb the files for a missing letter.
comb., an abbreviation of:- combination.
- combined.
- combining.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024comb1 (kōm),USA pronunciation n. - a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- a currycomb.
- any comblike instrument, object, or formation.
- Birdsthe fleshy, more or less serrated outgrowth on the head of certain gallinaceous birds, esp. the domestic fowl.
- something resembling or suggesting this, as the crest of a wave.
- a honeycomb, or any similar group of cells.
- a machine for separating choice cotton or wool fibers from noil.
- a comblike instrument for imparting a grainlike finish to a painted surface.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.]a ridge of a roof.
- a series of springlike prongs projecting from a spine, usually of plastic, for making a loose-leaf binding.
- Buildinga trowel having a notched edge for applying adhesives in setting tiles or the like.
- Heraldry[Armor.]a ridge along the top of a helmet, esp. of the morion.
- Building[Masonry.]drag (def. 31).
- the upper edge of the buttstock of a rifle or shotgun.
v.t. - to arrange or adorn (the hair) with a comb.
- to use (something) in the manner of a comb:She was slowly combing her fingers through her hair.
- to remove (anything undesirable) with or as if with a comb:She combed the snarls out of her hair. They combed the cowards from the group.
- to search everywhere in:He combed the files for the missing letter.
- to separate (textile fibers) with a comb.
- to scrape with or as with a comb.
- to sweep across;
rake:High winds combed the seacoast.
v.i. - to roll over or break at the crest, as a wave.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English comb, camb; cognate with Old High German kamb (German Kamm), Old Norse kambr, Greek gómphos pin, peg, gomphíos molar tooth; see cam
- combe.
comb., - combination.
- combined.
- combining.
- combustion.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: comb /kəʊm/ n - a toothed device of metal, plastic, wood, etc, used for disentangling or arranging hair
- a tool or machine that separates, cleans, and straightens wool, cotton, etc
- Austral NZ the fixed cutter on a sheep-shearing machine
- anything resembling a toothed comb in form or function
- the fleshy deeply serrated outgrowth on the top of the heads of certain birds, esp the domestic fowl
- a honeycomb
vb - (transitive) to use a comb on
- when tr, often followed by through: to search or inspect with great care: the police combed the woods
See also comb outEtymology: Old English camb; related to Old Norse kambr, Old High German camb combe (ko̅o̅m, kōm),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]- Geology, British Termsa narrow valley or deep hollow, esp. one enclosed on all but one side.
Also, comb, coomb, coombe. - British Celtic; compare cwm
- Old English cumb valley
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024coomb1 (ko̅o̅m, kōm),USA pronunciation n. - British Termscombe.
Also, coombe. coomb2 (ko̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n. - Scottish Termscoom.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: combe, comb /kuːm/ n - variant spellings of coomb
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: coomb, combe, coombe, comb /kuːm/ n - chiefly Southern English a short valley or deep hollow, esp in chalk areas
- chiefly Northern English
another name for cirque
Etymology: Old English cumb (in place names), probably of Celtic origin; compare Old French combe small valley and Welsh cwm valley |