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noun

• someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

• a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

verb

• annoy persistently

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

• tear into pieces

• raise the nap of (fabrics)

• disentangle and raise the fibers of

• separate the fibers of

• mock or make fun of playfully

• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

34%7 Having a comb or comb-like structure
adjective satellite

• bearing an heraldic device

• (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination

• (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume

34%6 Specialized comb-like structures in comb jellies
noun

• a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused

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New York Times16 Oct 2019 Across 64
New York Times30 Jun 2019 Down 35
New York Times06 Sep 1980 Across 29
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