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comb

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈkoʊm// UK //kˈəʊm// comb Archaic Dialect

n. a tool with teeth that you use to tidy or style your hair.

n. a solid implement with a row of fine teeth, used for arranging, cleaning, or styling hair.


SIMPLE

She uses a wide-toothed comb for her long hair.

CONTEXTUAL

He carefully combed his beard before leaving for the interview.

COMPLEX

The stylist selected a fine-toothed comb to remove every tangle from the client's intricate braids.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English comb, from Old English camb (“comb”), from Proto-West Germanic kamb, from Proto-Germanic kambaz (“comb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”), a doublet of cam. The verb is derived from the noun and displaced the older verb kemb. Cognates Compare Saterland Frisian Koum, Swedish/Dutch kam, Danish kam, Norwegian kam, German Kamm; also Tocharian B keme, Lithuanian žam̃bas (“sharp edge”), Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ), Albanian dhëmb, Ancient Greek γομφίος (gomphíos, “backtooth, molar”), Sanskrit जम्भ (jambha)).

Etymology 2

From combination.

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