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Noun
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(n)
comb
(a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair)
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derivationally related form
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comb
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cockscomb
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coxcomb
(the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds)
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comb
(any of several tools for straightening fibers)
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(n)
tool
(an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
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(n)
implement
(instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
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(n)
instrumentality
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instrumentation
(an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
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(n)
artifact
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artefact
(a man-made object taken as a whole)
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(n)
whole
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unit
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
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(n)
object
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physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
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physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
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entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
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(n)
comb
(ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore)
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(n)
comb
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combing
(the act of drawing a comb through hair)
"his hair needed a comb"
Verb
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(v)
comb
(straighten with a comb)
"comb your hair"
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comb
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ransack
(search thoroughly)
"They combed the area for the missing child"
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comb
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comb out
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disentangle
(smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb)
"comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"