comb

  • 41comb — [kəʊm] noun [C] I an object with one row of thin pointed parts that you use to make your hair tidy II verb [T] comb [kəʊm] 1) to make your hair tidy with a comb 2) to search a place thoroughly Dozens of officers combed the area with search… …

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  • 42comb —   Kahi;    ♦ comb of a bird, puapo o;    ♦ comb of a rooster, lepe, hoahoaka, kīlepa …

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  • 43comb — See: FINE TOOTH COMB …

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  • 44comb — See: FINE TOOTH COMB …

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  • 45comb — Coomb Coomb, n. [AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL. cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. ? hollow of a vessel, cup, boat, but cf. G. kumpf bowl.] A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter. [Written also {comb}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 46comb — 1. noun /kəʊm,kɒmb/ a) A toothed implement for grooming the hair. , 1882, But the comb or half quarter is very general in the Eastern counties, particularly in Norfolk. mdash; James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in… …

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  • 47comb — See: fine tooth comb …

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  • 48comb — kəʊm n. toothed object used to arrange hair; fowl s fleshy crest; honeycomb; narrow valley v. arrange with a comb (of hair); groom a horse; search thoroughly …

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  • 49comb — noun 1》 an article with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or styling the hair.     ↘a short curved comb worn by women to hold the hair in place. 2》 a device for separating and dressing textile fibres.     ↘Austral./NZ the lower, fixed… …

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  • 50comb — verb 1) she combed her hair Syn: groom, brush, untangle, smooth, straighten, neaten, tidy, arrange; curry 2) police combed the area Syn: search, scour, explore …

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