SpellRight › Spelling
Uncommoncomb
The correct spelling is comb.
How to pronounce comb
/kəʊm/
nounIPA: /kəʊm/
Say it like: Com-b
The correct spelling is comb. A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place. For example: "I need to comb my hair before we leave the house"
Usage Examples
“I need to comb my hair before we leave the house”
“Police combed the field for evidence after the assault”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
- 2.A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
- 3.A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
- 4.A structure of hexagon cells made by bees for storing honey; honeycomb.
- 5.An old English measure of corn equal to the half quarter.
verb
- 1.(especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.
- 2.To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
- 3.To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
- 4.To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.