"comb" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
subtypes:
- currycomb - a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses
- 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
has: tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
is a type of: crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

is a part of: gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds

same as: cockscomb, coxcomb
is a type of: tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation

subtypes: hatchel, heckle - a comb for separating flax fibers

has: tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
is a type of: plate - any flat platelike body structure or part

is a part of: comb jelly, ctenophore - biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
is a type of: hair care, haircare, hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair

subtypes: comb-out, teasing - the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

same as: combing

Verb

is a type of: straighten, straighten out - make straight
subtypes:
- roach - comb (hair) into a roach
- currycomb - clean (a horse) with a currycomb
- hackle, hatchel, heckle - comb with a heckle
is a type of: search - subject to a search

same as: ransack
is a type of: groom, neaten - care for one's external appearance
subtypes:
- sleek down, slick, slick down - give a smooth and glossy appearance
- fluff, tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
same as: comb out, disentangle