COMBS Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word combs. (close relations)
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groom | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a man participant in his own marriage ceremony • someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses • a man who has recently been married verb • educate for a future role or function • give a neat appearance to • care for one's external appearance | ||||||||
neaten | verbv | |||||||
verb • put (things or places) in order • care for one's external appearance | ||||||||
smooth | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities • of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth • (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected • of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence noun • the act of smoothing adjective satellite • smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication • smooth and unconstrained in movement • lacking obstructions or difficulties • (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves verb • make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing • make (a surface) shine • free from obstructions | ||||||||
style | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • how something is done or how it happens • a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period • a particular kind (as to appearance) • the popular taste at a given time • (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma • editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display • distinctive and stylish elegance • a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving • a slender bristlelike or tubular process verb • designate by an identifying term • make consistent with a certain fashion or style • make consistent with certain rules of style | ||||||||
arranges | verbv | |||||||
verb • put into a proper or systematic order • make arrangements for • plan, organize, and carry out (an event) • set (printed matter) into a specific format • arrange attractively • adapt for performance in a different way • arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events | ||||||||
brushes | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes • an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle • momentary contact • conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor • a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) • a minor short-term fight • the act of brushing your teeth • the act of brushing your hair • contact with something dangerous or undesirable verb • rub with a brush, or as if with a brush • touch lightly and briefly • clean with a brush • sweep across or over • remove with or as if with a brush • cover by brushing | ||||||||
tidies | verbv | |||||||
adjective • marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits noun • receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) adjective satellite • (of hair) neat and tidy • large in amount or extent or degree verb • put (things or places) in order | ||||||||
cockscomb | nounn | |||||||
noun • garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers • a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments • a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red • the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | ||||||||
combing | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of drawing a comb through hair | ||||||||
coxcomb | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments • a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red • the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | ||||||||
crest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) • the center of a cambered road • (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet • a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal verb • lie at the top of • reach a high point | ||||||||
disentangle | verbv | |||||||
verb • release from entanglement of difficulty • extricate from entanglement • free from involvement or entanglement • separate the tangles of • smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | ||||||||
ransack | verbv | |||||||
verb • steal goods; take as spoils • search thoroughly |