comb
English Thesaurus
1. the act of drawing a comb through hair (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | hair care, haircare, hairdressing, |
| definition | : | care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | comb-out, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb (noun.act) |
2. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | crest, |
| definition | : | a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal (noun.animal) |
3. ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | plate, |
| definition | : | any flat platelike body structure or part (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | comb jelly, ctenophore, |
| definition | : | biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb (noun.animal) |
4. a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | currycomb, |
| definition | : | a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pocket comb, pocketcomb, |
| definition | : | a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | tooth, |
| definition | : | something resembling the tooth of an animal (noun.artifact) |
5. any of several tools for straightening fibers (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | tool, |
| definition | : | an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hatchel, heckle, |
| definition | : | a comb for separating flax fibers (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | tooth, |
| definition | : | something resembling the tooth of an animal (noun.artifact) |
6. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | groom, neaten, |
| definition | : | care for one's external appearance (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | fluff, tease, |
| definition | : | ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect (verb.body) |
7. search thoroughly (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | search, |
| definition | : | subject to a search (verb.contact) |
8. straighten with a comb (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | roach, |
| definition | : | comb (hair) into a roach (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | currycomb, |
| definition | : | clean (a horse) with a currycomb (verb.contact) |
9. the act of drawing a comb through hair (noun.act)
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | straighten with a comb (verb.contact) |
10. a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | straighten with a comb (verb.contact) |
11. any of several tools for straightening fibers (noun.artifact)
12. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb (verb.body)
| derivation | : | comb, combing, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing a comb through hair (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | comb-out, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | any of several tools for straightening fibers (noun.artifact) |
13. search thoroughly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | ransacking, rummage, |
| definition | : | a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) (noun.act) |
14. straighten with a comb (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | comb, combing, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing a comb through hair (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair (noun.artifact) |
15. the act of drawing a comb through hair (noun.act)
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | straighten with a comb (verb.contact) |
16. a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | straighten with a comb (verb.contact) |
17. any of several tools for straightening fibers (noun.artifact)
18. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb (verb.body)
| derivation | : | comb, combing, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing a comb through hair (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | comb-out, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | any of several tools for straightening fibers (noun.artifact) |
19. search thoroughly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | ransacking, rummage, |
| definition | : | a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) (noun.act) |
20. straighten with a comb (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | comb, combing, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing a comb through hair (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | comb, |
| definition | : | a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair (noun.artifact) |
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