What does comb mean?
Comb means A toothed implement:.
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/kəʊm/ · noun
A toothed implement:.
The combs of the wild bees are found on overhanging precipices, and the only means by which they can be reached is to descend from above on narrow cane ladders just wide enough for a man’s foot, and often 300 feet to 400 feet long.
But the comb or half quarter is very general in the Eastern counties, particularly in Norfolk.
I like the way you comb your hair / And I like those stylish clothes you wear / It's just the little things you do / That show how much you really care
Police combed the field for evidence after the assault.
The aircraft split up so as to attack from different, preselected bearings, thus confusing the gunners and making it difficult for the ship to comb torpedo tracks.
Sixteen torpedo bombers divided their attention between the two ships. Repulse combed the torpedo wakes and knocked down two of the attackers.
[Regarding a period of agricultural depression] Even on the good land where the farmer hadn't enough capital to look after it and have it properly drained he couldn't hold on. He'd be getting a yield of eight combs of wheat and ten combs of barley per acre. But that wasn't good enough: it gave him no leeway. This is understandable when you recollect the price of wheat at that time.
Use comb when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Comb means A toothed implement:.
Common synonyms include cockscomb, crest, combo, ransack.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The combs of the wild bees are found on overhanging precipices, and the only means by which they can be reached is to descend from above on narrow cane ladders just wide enough for a man’s foot, and often 300 feet to 400 feet long.
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