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comb C0498300 (kōm)n.1. a. A thin toothed strip, as of plastic, used to smooth, arrange, or fasten the hair.b. An implement, such as one for dressing and cleansing wool or other fiber, that resembles a hair comb in shape or use.c. A currycomb.2. a. The fleshy crest or ridge that grows on the crown of the head of domestic fowl and other birds and is most prominent in the male.b. Something suggesting a fowl's comb in appearance or position.3. A honeycomb.v. combed, comb·ing, combs v.tr.1. a. To arrange or groom (the hair) with or as with a comb: combed her hair with a comb; combed his hair with his fingers.b. To move through or pass across with a raking action: The wind combed the wheatfields.2. To straighten and separate (wool or other fibers) using a comb.3. To search thoroughly; look through: combed the dresser drawers for a lost bracelet.4. To eliminate with or as with a comb: combed the snarls out of his hair.v.intr.1. To roll and break. Used of waves.2. To make a thorough search: combed through the file for the contract. [Middle English, from Old English camb, comb; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]combs (kɒmbz) pl n (Clothing & Fashion) an old-fashioned name for combinationsTranslationsEncyclopediaSeecombCOMBS
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COMBS➣Contracted-out mixed benefit scheme | COMBS➣Customer Oriented Message Buffer System | COMBS➣Council of Mission Board Secretaries (now Council of International Ministries) | COMBS➣Contractor Operated & Maintained Base Supply |
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