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comb

(kōm)
n.
1.
a. A thin toothed strip, as of plastic, used to smooth, arrange, or fasten the hair.
b. An implement, such as one for dressing and cleansing wool or other fiber, that resembles a hair comb in shape or use.
c. A currycomb.
2.
a. The fleshy crest or ridge that grows on the crown of the head of domestic fowl and other birds and is most prominent in the male.
b. Something suggesting a fowl's comb in appearance or position.
3. A honeycomb.
v. combed, comb·ing, combs
v.tr.
1.
a. To arrange or groom (the hair) with or as with a comb: combed her hair with a comb; combed his hair with his fingers.
b. To move through or pass across with a raking action: The wind combed the wheatfields.
2. To straighten and separate (wool or other fibers) using a comb.
3. To search thoroughly; look through: combed the dresser drawers for a lost bracelet.
4. To eliminate with or as with a comb: combed the snarls out of his hair.
v.intr.
1. To roll and break. Used of waves.
2. To make a thorough search: combed through the file for the contract.
[Middle English, from Old English camb, comb; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]
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comb

(kəʊm)
n
1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a toothed device of metal, plastic, wood, etc, used for disentangling or arranging hair
2. (Textiles) a tool or machine that separates, cleans, and straightens wool, cotton, etc
3. (Agriculture) Austral and NZ the fixed cutter on a sheep-shearing machine
4. anything resembling a toothed comb in form or function
5. (Zoology) the fleshy deeply serrated outgrowth on the top of the heads of certain birds, esp the domestic fowl
6. anything resembling the comb of a bird
7. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a currycomb
8. (Zoology) a honeycomb
9. (Zoology) the row of fused cilia in a ctenophore
10. go over with a fine-tooth comb go over with a fine-toothed comb go through with a fine-tooth comb go through with a fine-toothed comb to examine very thoroughly
vb
11. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to use a comb on
12. (when: tr, often foll by through) to search or inspect with great care: the police combed the woods.
[Old English camb; related to Old Norse kambr, Old High German camb]
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comb

(koʊm)

n.
1. a toothed strip of hard material, as plastic, bone, or metal, used to untangle, arrange, or hold the hair.
3. any comblike instrument, object, or formation.
4. the fleshy outgrowth on the head of certain roosters.
5. something resembling or suggesting this, as the crest of a wave.
6. a honeycomb.
7. a machine for separating choice cotton or wool fibers from noil.
v.t.
8. to smooth, arrange, or adorn (the hair) with a comb.
9. to use (something) in the manner of a comb.
10. to remove (anything undesirable) with or as if with a comb.
11. to search everywhere in: to comb the files for a lost letter.
12. to separate (textile fibers) with a comb.
13. to currycomb.
14. to sweep across; rake: High winds combed the coast.
v.i.
15. (of a wave) to roll over or break at the crest.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English comb, camb, c. Old Saxon camb, Old High German chamb, Old Norse kambr, Greek gómphos pin, peg; compare cam]

comb.

1. combination.
2. combined.
3. combining.
4. combustion.
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comb


Past participle: combed
Gerund: combing

Imperative
comb
comb
Present
I comb
you comb
he/she/it combs
we comb
you comb
they comb
Preterite
I combed
you combed
he/she/it combed
we combed
you combed
they combed
Present Continuous
I am combing
you are combing
he/she/it is combing
we are combing
you are combing
they are combing
Present Perfect
I have combed
you have combed
he/she/it has combed
we have combed
you have combed
they have combed
Past Continuous
I was combing
you were combing
he/she/it was combing
we were combing
you were combing
they were combing
Past Perfect
I had combed
you had combed
he/she/it had combed
we had combed
you had combed
they had combed
Future
I will comb
you will comb
he/she/it will comb
we will comb
you will comb
they will comb
Future Perfect
I will have combed
you will have combed
he/she/it will have combed
we will have combed
you will have combed
they will have combed
Future Continuous
I will be combing
you will be combing
he/she/it will be combing
we will be combing
you will be combing
they will be combing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been combing
you have been combing
he/she/it has been combing
we have been combing
you have been combing
they have been combing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been combing
you will have been combing
he/she/it will have been combing
we will have been combing
you will have been combing
they will have been combing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been combing
you had been combing
he/she/it had been combing
we had been combing
you had been combing
they had been combing
Conditional
I would comb
you would comb
he/she/it would comb
we would comb
you would comb
they would comb
Past Conditional
I would have combed
you would have combed
he/she/it would have combed
we would have combed
you would have combed
they would have combed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:comb - a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge]comb - a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
currycomb - a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb - a comb with teeth set close together
pocket comb, pocketcomb - a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket
tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
2. comb - the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
3. comb - any of several tools for straightening fibers
hatchel, heckle - a comb for separating flax fibers
tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
4. comb - ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
comb jelly, ctenophore - biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
plate - any flat platelike body structure or part
5. [画像:comb - the act of drawing a comb through hair]comb - the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"
comb-out, teasing - the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
hair care, haircare, hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
Verb 1. comb - straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"
roach - comb (hair) into a roach
straighten, straighten out - make straight
currycomb - clean (a horse) with a currycomb
hackle, hatchel, heckle - comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"
2. comb - search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
3. comb - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"
sleek down, slick down, slick - give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
fluff, tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
neaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
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comb

verb
1. untangle, arrange, groom, dress Her reddish hair was cut short and neatly combed.
2. search, hunt through, sweep, rake, sift, scour, rummage, ransack, forage, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.), go through with a fine-tooth comb Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon.
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comb

verb
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Translations
أداة تُشْبِه المُشْطعُرْف الدّيك أو الطُّيورمُشطمِشْط نَخاريبُ النَّحِل
гребен
česathřebenhřebínekplástevpročesat
kampyntekamredevokskagebikage
شانه
kammatakampaharavoidaharjaheltta
češaljčešljati
fésülmegfésültarajátfésülfésû
sisir
greiðagreiîahárspennakamburkambur, greiîa
櫛櫛でとかす解かす
빗빗다
pecten
išieškotikorysskiauterėšukosšukuoti
ķemmeķemmētpārmeklētsekstesuka
grzebień przeczesywaćuczesać czesać
pieptene
česaťplástprečesaťučesať
glavnikgrebenčesati
kamkamma
หวี
tarak taramak ibik iyice araştırmakpetek
chảilượcmào

comb

[kəʊm]
A. N
1. (for hair) → peine m; (ornamental) → peineta f; (for horse) → almohaza f
to run a comb through one's hair → peinarse, pasarse un peine
2. [of fowl] → cresta f
3. (= honeycomb) → panal m
4. (Tech) → carda f
B. VT
1. [+ hair] → peinar
to comb one's hair → peinarse
2. (= search) [+ countryside] → registrar a fondo, peinar
we've been combing the town for you → te hemos buscado por toda la ciudad
3. (Tech) [+ wool] → cardar
comb out VT + ADV [+ hair] → desenmarañar
they combed out the useless members of the staff → se deshicieron de los miembros del personal inútiles
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comb

[ˈkəʊm]
n (for hair) → peigne m
vt
[+ hair] → peigner
to comb one's hair → se peigner
You haven't combed your hair → Tu ne t'es pas peigné.
(= search) [+ area] → ratisser, passer au peigne fin
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comb

n
(also Tech, of fowl) → Kamm m
(= act) to give one’s hair a comb → sich kämmen ; your hair could do with a comb → du könntest dich (auch) mal wieder kämmen
(= honeycomb) → Wabe f
vt
hair, wool → kämmen ; horse → striegeln ; to comb one’s hair → sich (dat) → die Haare kämmen, sich kämmen
(= search) → durchkämmen ; newspapers → durchforsten
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comb

[kəʊm]
1. n → pettine m
to run a comb through one's hair → darsi una pettinata
2. vt
a. (hair) → pettinare
to comb one's hair → pettinarsi
b. (search, area, countryside) → rastrellare, setacciare, battere a tappeto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

comb

(kəum) noun
1. a toothed instrument for separating or smoothing hair etc. kam مُشط гребен pente hřeben der Kamm kam χτένα peine kamm شانه kampa peigne מסרק कंघा češalj fésű sisir kambur, greiða pettine くし 빗 šukos ķemme; suka sikat kam kam; karde grzebień ږمونځ pente pieptene расчёска hrebeň glavnik češalj kam หวี tarak 梳 гребінь کنگھی cái lược 梳
2. an object (often decorative) of similar appearance worn by some women to keep a hair-style in place. haarkam أداة تُشْبِه المُشْط гребенче travessa hřeben der Haarkamm pyntekam χτένι peineta ilukamm شانۀ نگهدارندۀ مو kampa peigne מסרק कुक्कुटशिखा češalj fésű sisir hárspenna pettine くし状の飾り 빗 모양 물건 šukos ķemme sisir rambut kam {{IX a-15260 id-`pyntekam grzebień د ويښتانو د ساتلو ښانه travessa pieptene гребень hrebeň glavniček ukosnica kam ที่ติดผม süs tarağı 髮梳狀飾物 гребінець عورتوں کی زیبائش کے کئے کنگھی کے مشابہ چیز cái lược bờm (作为装饰物的)发插
3. the honey cells made by bees. a honeycomb. heuningkoek نَخاريبُ النَّحِل пчелна пита favo plástev die Wabe bikage; vokskage κηρήθρα panal kärg شانه hunajakenno rayon יְעֲרָת דְבַש छत्ता saće lép (méheké) sarang lebah (hunangs)vaxkaka favo はちの巣 벌집 korys (bišu) šūnas sarang lebah madu honingraat bikake, vokskake plaster ږمونځ favo fagure (de miere) соты plást satje saće vaxkaka รวงผึ้ง petek 蜂窩 стільники شہد ��ی مکھیوں کا بنایا ہوا چھتہ tổ ong 蜂房
4. the crest of some birds. kam عُرْف الدّيك أو الطُّيور гребен (на птица) crista hřebínek der Kamm kam λειρί cresta hari تاج harja crète כרבולת कलंगी kresta taraj jambul (hana)kambur cresta とさか 볏 skiauterė sekste jambul burung kam hanekam grzebień جوغه crista creastă хохолок hrebienok greben kresta kam หงอน ibik 鳥冠 гребінець پرندوں کا مجموعہ mào (chim, gà) 鸡冠
verb
1. to arrange and smooth with a comb. Comb your hair! kam يُمَشِّط сресвам pentear (u)česat kämmen rede χτενίζω peinar kammima شانه کردن kammata peigner ְלָסֵרק कंघी करना češljati fésül menyisir greiða pettinare くしですく 빗다 (su)šukuoti ķemmēt; sukāt menyikat kammen gre, kjemme, karde czesać ږمونځ کول pentear a pieptăna расчёсывать (u)česať česati počešljati kamma หวี taramak 梳理 розчісувати, чесати کنگھی سے ہموار کرنا chải đầu 梳发
2. to search (a place) thoroughly (for something). They combed the hills for the missing climber. deursoek يُمَشِّط، يَبْحَثُ عَن преравям passar um pente fino pročesat durchkämmen finkæmme χτενίζω, ψάχνω σε βάθος rastrear läbi kammima همه ج�� را گشتن haravoida passer au peigne fin לִסרוֹק सघन तलाशी pregledati (meg)fésül mencari dengan teliti leita vandlega setacciare くまなく捜す 구석구석 뒤지다 išieškoti pārmeklēt menggeledah uitkammen finkjemme przeczesywać تول ځای کی ګړځول passar a pente fino a scotoci прочесывать prečesať prečesati prečešljati kamma igenom ค้นหาอย่างละเอียด taramak, iyice araştırmak 徹底搜尋 прочісувати پُوری طرح تلاش کرنا sục sạo 彻底搜寻
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comb

→ مِشْط , يُـمَشِّطُ česat, hřeben kæmme, kam Kamm , kämmen χτένα , χτενίζω peinar , peine kammata, kampa peigne , peigner češalj, češljati pettinare , pettine 櫛, 櫛でとかす 빗, 빗다 kam , kammen gre (seg) , kam grzebień , uczesać pente , pentear расческа , расчесывать kam, kamma หวี tarak , taramak chải, lược 梳子 , 梳理
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comb

n. peine;
vt. peinar, peinarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

comb

n peine m; vt peinar; to — one’s hair peinarse
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He must be a dull man who can examine the exquisite structure of a comb, so beautifully adapted to its end, without enthusiastic admiration.
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The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
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But having some days previously seen from the top of the donjon Madame de Montbazon pass in her carriage, and still cherishing an affection for that beautiful woman, he did not wish to be to her what he wished to be to Mazarin, and in the hope of seeing her again, had asked for a leaden comb, which was allowed him.
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"I am very glad I persuaded him to receive extreme unction tomorrow," she said, sitting in her dressing jacket before her folding looking glass, combing her soft, fragrant hair with a fine comb. "I have never seen it, but I know, mamma has told me, there are prayers said for recovery."
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If the stock had not been old and overcrowded, the Wax-moth would never have entered; but where bees are too thick on the comb there must be sickness or parasites.
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Then she drove on the geese, and sat down again in the meadow, and began to comb out her hair as before; and Curdken ran up to her, and wanted to take hold of it; but she cried out quickly:
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The luxurious tranquillity of the scene; the cool fragrance of flowers and perfumes in the atmosphere; the rapt attitude of Magdalen, absorbed over her reading; the monotonous regularity of movement in the maid's hand and arm, as she drew the comb smoothly through and through her mistress's hair -- all conveyed the same soothing impression of drowsy, delicious quiet.
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Carrying the lamp in one hand, the looking-glass in the other, and the brush (with the comb stuck in it) between her teeth, Ariel the Second, otherwise Dexter's cousin, presented herself plainly before me for the first time.
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The Abyssins have many sort of fowls both wild and tame; some of the former we are yet unacquainted with: there is one of wonderful beauty, which I have seen in no other place except Peru: it has instead of a comb, a short horn upon its head, which is thick and round, and open at the top.
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Now he took a thinking attitude on the comb of the roof and scratched the back of his head with his right foot a minute, and finally says,
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"I've raked and combed the sea," Captain Doane would then break out, "and the teeth of my comb are not so wide apart as to let slip through a four-thousand-foot peak."
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Do you like to comb up Sundays, and all that kind of foolishness?
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