Synonyms of the word

comb

• n. A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
• n. A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
• n. A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
• n. A structure of hexagon cells made by bees for storing honey; honeycomb.
• n. An old English measure of corn equal to the half quarter.
• n. The top part of a gun’s stock.
• n. The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between…
• n. (music) The main body of a harmonica containing the air chambers and to which the reed plates are attached.
• n. A former, commonly cone-shaped, used in hat manufacturing for hardening soft fibre.
• n. A toothed tool used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser.
• n. The notched scale of a wire micrometer.
• n. The collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb.
• n. One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen in scorpions.
• n. The curling crest of a wave; a comber.
• n. A toothed plate used for creating wells in agar gels for electrophoresis.
• n. (weaving) A toothed wooden pick used to push the weft thread tightly against the previous pass of thread…
• n. (Algebraic Geometry) A connected and reduced curve with irreducible components consisting of a smooth…
• v. (transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.
• v. (transitive) To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
• v. (transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
• v. (nautical, intransitive) To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
• n. (abbreviation) Combination.
• n. Alternative form of combe.

caruncle

• n. A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
• n. A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds.

caruncula

• n. A caruncle.

cockscomb

• n. The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
• n. A red cap once worn by court jesters.
• n. A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia).
• n. An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers.
• n. (archaic) A conceited dandy.
• n. (nautical) A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was…

combing

• v. present participle of comb.
• n. The act by which something is combed.
• n. (in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.

coxcomb

• n. (obsolete) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
• n. A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.
• n. The fleshy red pate of a rooster.

crest

• n. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the…
• n. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament…
• n. (heraldry): A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics)…
• n. The upper curve of a horse's neck.
• n. The ridge or top of a wave.
• n. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
• n. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
• n. The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
• n. The top line of a slope or embankment.
• n. A design or logo, especially one of an institution, association or high-class family.
• n. Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
• v. Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
• v. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
• v. To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.

device

• n. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• n. (computing) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
• n. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
• n. (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb.
• n. (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience;…
• n. (heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs…
• n. (archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
• n. (law) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
• n. (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
• n. (obsolete) A spectacle or show.
• n. (obsolete) Opinion; decision.

disentangle

• v. (transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.
• v. (transitive) To unravel a mystery etc.
• v. (intransitive) To become free or untangled.

groom

• n. A man who is about to become or has recently become part of a married couple. Short form of bridegroom.
• n. A person who cares for horses.
• n. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
• n. A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.
• v. To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
• v. To care for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
• v. To prepare someone for election or appointment.
• v. To prepare a ski slope for skiers.
• v. (transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of somebody, especially a minor, with the intention of subjecting…

haircare

• n. The care and treatment of the hair.

hairdressing

• n. The washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.

neaten

• v. To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.

plate

• n. A flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
• n. (uncountable) Such dishes collectively.
• n. The contents of such a dish.
• n. A course at a meal.
• n. (figuratively) An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities.
• n. A flat metallic object of uniform thickness.
• n. A vehicle license plate.
• n. A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating.
• n. A material covered with such a layer.
• n. (dated) A decorative or food service item coated with silver.
• n. (weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell,…
• n. (printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
• n. (printing, photography) An image or copy.
• n. (printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page…
• n. (dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which…
• n. (construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
• n. (Cockney rhyming slang) A foot, from "plates of meat".
• n. (baseball) Home plate.
• n. (geology) A tectonic plate.
• n. (historical) Plate armour.
• n. (herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.
• n. (engineering, electricity) A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis…
• n. (engineering, electricity) The anode of a vacuum tube.
• n. (obsolete) A coin, usually a silver coin.
• n. (heraldic charge) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
• n. A prize given to the winner in a contest.
• n. (chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
• n. (aviation, travel industry, dated) A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name,…
• n. (aviation, travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of…
• n. (Australia) A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.
• n. One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.
• n. A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
• n. (furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally…
• n. (hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
• n. (music) A record, usually vinyl.
• v. To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
• v. To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
• v. To perform cunnilingus.
• v. (baseball) To score a run.
• v. (aviation, travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
• n. Precious metal, especially silver.

ransack

• v. (transitive) To loot or pillage. See also sack.
• v. (transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something,…
• v. (archaic) To examine carefully; to investigate.
• v. To violate; to ravish; to deflower.

search

• n. An attempt to find something.
• n. The act of searching in general.
• v. (transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
• v. (intransitive, followed by "for") To look thoroughly.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To look for, seek.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To probe or examine (a wound).
• v. (obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.

straighten

• v. (transitive) To cause to become straight.
• v. (intransitive) To become straight.
• v. (transitive) To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
• v. (transitive) To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
• v. (transitive, slang) To bribe or corrupt.
• v. (intransitive) To stand up, especially from a sitting position.

tool

• n. A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
• n. Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
• n. Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
• n. (computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
• n. A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
• n. (slang) Penis.
• n. (by extension, slang, pejorative) An obnoxious or uptight person.
• v. (transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
• v. (transitive) To equip with tools.
• v. (transitive) To work very hard.
• v. (transitive, slang) To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to…
• v. (transitive, volleyball) To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
• v. (transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To drive (a coach, etc.).
• v. (intransitive, slang) To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.