The meaning of Comb

verb

Put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order.

Usage examples:

She had just finished arranging the flowers

verb

Put into a proper or systematic order

verb

To plan or make preparations for something or for something to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] he arranged a meeting between the two leaders., [ + to infinitive ] my friends arranged to ea…

noun

A piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on.

Usage examples:

Some notes jotted down on a card

verb

Short for expansion card.

noun

A toothed implement or machine for carding wool.

Usage examples:

Distribute the wool evenly across the entire card until the teeth are barely showing through.

noun

A dish of meat, vegetables, etc., cooked in an indian-style sauce of hot-tasting spices and typically served with rice.

Usage examples:

We went out for a curry

verb

Prepare or flavour (food) with a sauce of hot-tasting spices.

Usage examples:

The chef chooses quality and safe cuts of beef from australia to prepare western and asian dishes t…

verb

Groom (a horse) with a curry comb.

Usage examples:

I was brushing and currying the horse

verb

Free (something or someone) from something that they are entangled with.

Usage examples:

‘i must go,’ she said, disentangling her fingers from gabriel's

verb

To separate things that have become joined or confused

Usage examples:

It’s hard to disentangle the truth from all her lies.

verb

Put on one's clothes.

Usage examples:

Graham showered and dressed quickly

noun

A one-piece garment worn by women and girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs.

Usage examples:

A white cotton dress

verb

Put on clothes

verb

Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.

Usage examples:

He explored the fontainebleau forest

verb

To travel to a new place to learn about it or become familiar with it

Usage examples:

[ t ] they set out to explore the city., we have to explore new ways to market our products., many …

verb

Brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal).

Usage examples:

The horses were groomed and taken to shows

noun

A person employed to take care of horses.

Usage examples:

The stakes will include $830 for the groom of the winning horse.

verb

To make yourself ready to be seen; put in order

Usage examples:

[ t ] the girls groomed their hair., [ i ] he’s gone upstairs to finish grooming., [ t ] they’re gr…

noun

Erectile hairs along an animal's back, which rise when it is angry or alarmed.

Usage examples:

The dog continued to growl, its hackles raised

verb

Dress or comb (flax) with a hackle.

Usage examples:

Taking each section separately the student should lightly hackle the extreme ends

verb

Another term for hackle (sense 3 of the noun).

verb

Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.

Usage examples:

He was booed and heckled when he tried to address the demonstrators

noun

A heckling comment.

Usage examples:

Heckles of ‘get stuffed!’

verb

To interrupt a public speaker or entertainer with loud, unfriendly statements or questions

Usage examples:

A heckler tried to disrupt the ceremony.

verb

Make (something) tidy.

Usage examples:

She made an attempt to neaten her hair

noun

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.

Usage examples:

The surgeon passes the probe over the surgical site again and excises more specimen if elevated rad…

verb

Physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.

Usage examples:

Hands probed his body from top to bottom

verb

To search into or examine something

Usage examples:

[ i ] investigators are probing into new evidence in the case., [ t ] using a special instrument, t…

noun

An implement consisting of a pole with a toothed crossbar or fine tines at the end, used especially for drawing together cut grass or smoothing loose soil or gravel.

Usage examples:

Moving the soil surface with a rake in winter will expose many slugs and their eggs to frost damage.

verb

Draw together with a rake or similar implement.

Usage examples:

I was the one who raked the leaves and cut the grass

noun

A fashionable or wealthy man of immoral or promiscuous habits.

Usage examples:

A merry restoration rake

verb

Clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent.

Usage examples:

She scoured the cooker

noun

The action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water.

Usage examples:

The scour of the tide may cause lateral erosion

verb

Subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something.

Usage examples:

David scoured each newspaper for an article on the murder

verb

Try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.

Usage examples:

I searched among the rocks, but there was nothing

noun

An act of searching for someone or something.

Usage examples:

The police carried out a thorough search of the premises

verb

Look or seek

adjective

Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

Usage examples:

This raises two separate issues

verb

Cause to move or be apart.

Usage examples:

Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun

Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

Usage examples:

Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

verb

Make or become straight.

Usage examples:

She helped him straighten his tie

verb

To make something so that it does not bend

Usage examples:

[ i ] her shoulders straightened, and she cleared her throat., [ t ] first bend and then straighten…

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep

verb

Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.

Usage examples:

I used to tease her about being so house-proud

noun

A person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly.

Usage examples:

Some think of him as a tease who likes to keep others guessing

verb

Mock or make fun of playfully

adjective

Arranged neatly and in order.

Usage examples:

His scrupulously tidy apartment

noun

An act or spell of tidying something.

Usage examples:

She's coming to give his house its saturday morning tidy

verb

Bring order to (something); arrange neatly.

Usage examples:

The boys have finally tidied their bedroom

verb

Free from a tangled or twisted state.

Usage examples:

Fishermen untangled their nets

verb

Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

verb

To remove the knots from a mass of string, wire, hair, etc. and separate the different threads

Usage examples:

I spent ages trying to untangle rosie’s hair., fig. it took years to untangle the facts of the case…