Phrase Hound found 64 phrases and 75 compound words that contain comb. The most common are listed below. Open comb in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 64
- Venus combAn umbelliferous plant (Scandix pecten-veneris).
- comb jellyA jelly-like marine animal of the phylum Ctenophora; a ctenophore.
- curry combA flat comb used to brush down a horse.
- tooth-combAlternative form of toothcomb: A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.
- comb-honeyUnprocessed honey that is still situated in its original beeswax cells.
- comb-crested jacanaIrediparra gallinacea, a wader in the family Jacanidae.
- fine-tooth combA comb with fine, closely spaced teeth, especially one used for removing head lice and their nits (eggs) from the hair; a nit comb.
- comb ceramicOf or pertaining to a hunter-gatherer culture that existed in northeastern Europe from around 4200 BC to around 2000 BC.
- comb one's hairTo straighten one's hair with a comb. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- hot combA comb that is heated (sometimes electrically) and used to straighten a person's hair.
- comb outTo remove (something) by combing; to thoroughly comb (something); to thoroughly comb (something) so as to remove something else from it (such as tangles, dirt, or nits).
- comb filterA filter that adds a delayed version of a signal to itself, causing constructive and destructive interference.
- comb jointSynonym of finger joint: A joint, usually glued, in which multiple integral protrusions are fit into mating slots, used especially for manufacturing long moldings.
- comb-overAlternative spelling of combover: A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch.
- roof combThe structure that tops a pyramid in monumental Mesoamerican architecture, typically consisting of two walls leaning on each other, covered with plaster and decorated with depictions of gods or rulers.
- wax combA comb-like tool used to maintain and remove the wax on a surfboard, sometimes equipped with additional accessories such as a fin key or a bottle opener.
- pea combA type of comb having pea-shaped lumps, found in various breeds of domesticated chicken.
- comb-oversplural of comb-over: A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch.
- nit combA fine-toothed comb used to remove nits from the hair.
- Dirac combA periodic tempered distribution constructed from Dirac delta functions for some given period. It allows both continuous and discrete phenomena to be represented in a single framework.
- comb jelliesplural of comb jelly: A jelly-like marine animal of the phylum Ctenophora; a ctenophore.
- comb-footed spiderA spider of the family Theridiidae, which have comb-like structures on their hind-most feet.
- comb-footed spidersplural of comb-footed spider: A spider of the family Theridiidae, which have comb-like structures on their hind-most feet.
- fungus combA slurry of masticated or partially digested wood that termites create which is subsequently digested by white rot fungus to produce a byproduct that the termites can eat.
- horse-combA comb used by horse groomers for combing the mane and tail of horses.
Compound words 75
- honeycombA substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as …
- comberA person who combs wool, etc.
- cockscombThe fleshy red crest of a rooster.
- coamingOn a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.
- toothcombA comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.
- currycombA comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.
- recombTo comb again.
- combestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of comb
- comboverA manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch.
- uncombTo reverse the effect of combing; to muss.