comb
a flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on one side, used for making your hair tidy
a plastic comb
Oxford Essential Dictionary
noun
a flat piece of metal or plastic with thin parts like teeth. You use it to make your hair tidy.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
comb
I. comb1 /kəʊm $ koʊm/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: camb]
1. [countable] a flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on one side, used for making your hair tidy ⇨ brush
2. [countable] a small flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on one side, used for keeping your hair back or for decoration
3. [singular] if you give your hair a comb, you make it tidy using a comb:
Your hair needs a good comb.
4. [countable] the red piece of flesh that grows on top of a male chicken’s head
5. [countable] a ↑honeycomb
⇨ fine-tooth comb
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
comb
comb [comb combs combed combing] noun, verb [kəʊm] [koʊm]
noun
1. countable a flat piece of plastic or metal with a row of thin teeth along one side, used for making your hair neat; a smaller version of this worn by women in their hair to hold it in place or as a decoration
• He just had time to wash his face and drag a comb through his hair before going out.
2. countable, usually singular the act of using a comb on your hair
• Your hair needs a good comb.
3. countable, uncountable = honeycomb
4. countable the soft, red piece of flesh on the head of a male chicken
see with a fine-tooth comb at fine-tooth comb adj.
Word Origin:
Old English camb, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kam and German Kamm.
Example Bank:
• She ran a comb through her tangled hair.
• Your hair could do with a comb!
Derived: comb something out
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
comb / kəʊm / / koʊm / noun [ C ] (FOR HAIR)
comb A2 a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal with a thin row of long, narrow parts along one side, used to tidy and arrange your hair
See picture comb
a small comb-shaped object that women put in their hair to hold their hair away from their face or for decoration
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
comb / kəʊm / / koʊm / noun [ C ] (CHICKEN)
a soft red growth on a chicken's head
→ Synonym cockscomb
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
comb
[ko͟ʊm]
combs, combing, combed
1) N-COUNT A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
1comb /ˈkoʊm/ noun, pl combs [count]
1 a : a flat piece of plastic or metal with a row of thin teeth that is used for making hair neat - see picture at grooming
b : a device that is used for separating or straightening fibers (such as wool fibers)
2 : a soft part on top of the head of some birds (such as chickens)
• Roosters have red combs.
3 : honeycomb
go over/through with a fine-tooth comb
