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comb

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1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
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comb

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, comb is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofcomb

1noun
  • A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
  • A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
  • A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
  • A structure of hexagon cells made by bees for storing honey; honeycomb.
  • An old English measure of corn equal to the half quarter.
  • The top part of a gun’s stock.
  • The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between the moving stairs and fixed landings.
  • The main body of a harmonica containing the air chambers and to which the reed plates are attached.
  • A former, commonly cone-shaped, used in hat manufacturing for hardening soft fibre.
  • A toothed tool used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser.
  • The notched scale of a wire micrometer.
  • The collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb.
  • One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen in scorpions.
  • The curling crest of a wave; a comber.
  • A toothed plate used for creating wells in agar gels for electrophoresis.
  • A toothed wooden pick used to push the weft thread tightly against the previous pass of thread to create a tight weave.
  • A connected and reduced curve with irreducible components consisting of a smooth subcurve (called the handle) and one or more additional irreducible components (called teeth) that each intersect the handle in a single point that is unequal to the unique point of intersection for any of the other teeth.
1verb
  • (especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.

    Example: "I need to comb my hair before we leave the house"

  • To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
  • To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.

    Example: "Police combed the field for evidence after the assault"

  • To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.

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