Phrase Hound found 35 phrases and 29 compound words that contain combs. The most common are listed below. Open combs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 35
- St CombsA coastal village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NK0563).
- Combs-la-VilleA commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
- Afro combsplural of Afro comb: Afro pick
- back-combsthird-person singular simple present indicative of back-comb: To hold the hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.
- beard combsplural of beard comb: A grooming tool specifically designed for detangling and styling beards, consisting of teeth spaced to work through facial hair without snagging or causing breakage.
- combs downthird-person singular simple present indicative of comb down: To comb (something or someone).
- combs outthird-person singular simple present indicative of comb out: To 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).
- combs overthird-person singular simple present indicative of comb over: A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch.
- combs throughthird-person singular simple present indicative of comb through: To examine scrupulously.
- curry-combsthird-person singular simple present indicative of curry-comb: A flat comb used to brush down a horse.
- detection combsplural of detection comb: A very fine-toothed comb used to check a person's hair for nits or lice.
- finger-combsthird-person singular simple present indicative of finger-comb: To comb or arrange hair by using one's fingers instaed of a comb, usually in a casual or rough way.
- fungus combsplural of fungus comb: A 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 combsplural of horse comb: A comb used by horse groomers for combing the mane and tail of horses.
- hot combsplural of hot comb: A comb that is heated (sometimes electrically) and used to straighten a person's hair.
- pea combsplural of pea comb: A type of comb having pea-shaped lumps, found in various breeds of domesticated chicken.
- pressing combsplural of pressing comb: A comb that is heated (sometimes electrically) and used to straighten a person's hair.
- razor combsplural of razor comb: A comb with a razor, used to cut hair.
- roof combsplural of roof comb: The 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.
- rose combsplural of rose comb: A type of comb resembling a rose flower, found in various breeds of domesticated chicken.
- sex combsplural of sex comb: An appendage, in the male of some flies, used to grasp the female prior to mating.
- tooth-combsplural of tooth-comb: A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.
- wax combsplural of wax comb: A 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.
- Welsh combsplural of Welsh comb: To comb (one's hair) with one's hand.
- nit combsplural of nit comb: A fine-toothed comb used to remove nits from the hair.
Compound words 29
- catacombsplural of catacomb: An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.
- honeycombsplural of honeycomb: A 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 …
- backcombsplural of backcomb: To hold the hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.
- Barcombsplural of Barcomb: A surname.
- Baskcombsplural of Baskcomb: A surname.
- beachcombsthird-person singular simple present indicative of beachcomb: To go beachcombing.
- Claycombsplural of Claycomb: A surname from Old English.
- cockscombsplural of cockscomb: The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
- coxcombsplural of coxcomb: The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
- currycombsplural of currycomb: A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.