comb
Definition
- n. a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
- n. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
- n. any of several tools for straightening fibers
- n. ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
Word forms
- Past tense
- combed
- Present participle
- combing
- Past participle
- combed
- Third person singular
- combs
Example sentences
n.
She always carries a comb in her purse to fix her hair when needed.
vt.
He took a few minutes to comb his hair before going out.
vi.
The waves began to comb as the wind picked up strength.