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1 Comb -- rank: 1000

Comb definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary COMB, n. A valley between hills or mountains. COMB, n. b silent. 1. An instrument, with teeth, for separating ... called from its indentures which resemble the teeth of a comb. 3. The substance in which bees lodge their honey, in ... small hexagonal cells. 4. A dry measure of four bushels. COMB, v.t. To separate, disentangle, cleanse, and adjust with a comb, as to comb hair; or to separate, cleanse and ...

2 fine-tooth comb -- rank: 770

fine-tooth comb definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a comb with teeth set close together [syn: fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb] 2: a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes" [syn: fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1836 ...

3 fine-toothed comb -- rank: 727

fine-toothed comb definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a comb with teeth set close together [syn: fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb] 2: a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes" [syn: fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb]

4 comb out -- rank: 727

comb out definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: remove ... new law weeds out the old inequities" [syn: weed out, comb out] 2: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" [syn: comb, comb out, disentangle]

5 Curry-comb -- rank: 697

Curry-comb definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CURRY-COMB, n. [See Comb.] An iron instrument or comb, for rubbing and cleaning horses.

6 comb-like -- rank: 697

comb-like definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb [syn: ctenoid, comb-like]

7 Venus's comb -- rank: 697

Venus's comb definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Venus Ve"nus, n. [L ... Venus's flower basket, and Venus's purse. Venus's comb. (a) (Bot.) Same as Lady's comb. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A species of Murex (M. tenuispinus ... Cypr[ae]a; a cowrie. (b) Same as Venus's comb, above. (c) Same as Venus, 4. Venus's slipper. (a ...

8 Lady's comb -- rank: 697

Lady's comb definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lady's comb La"dy's comb", (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Scandix Pecten-Veneris), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb.

9 comb-out -- rank: 697

comb-out definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb [syn: comb-out, teasing] 2: the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people; "the department got a good comb-out"

10 comb-footed spider -- rank: 685

comb-footed spider definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot [syn: comb-footed spider, theridiid]

11 comb jelly -- rank: 685

comb jelly definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: biradially ... locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb [syn: ctenophore, comb jelly] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1889 ctenophore

12 pocket comb -- rank: 685

pocket comb definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket [syn: pocketcomb, pocket comb]

13 Comb-shaped -- rank: 685

Comb-shaped definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Comb-shaped Comb"-shaped`, a. (Bot.) Pectinate.

14 hot comb -- rank: 685

hot comb definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1970 a metal comb usually electrically heated for straightening or styling the hair • hot-comb transitive verb

15 Comb-maker -- rank: 674

Comb-maker definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary COMB-MAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make combs.