noun
    
    plural combs
    
    [count] a flat piece of plastic or metal with a row of thin teeth that is used for making hair neat - see picture at grooming
    
    a device that is used for separating or straightening fibers (such as wool fibers)
    
    a soft part on top of the head of some birds (such as chickens)
    
    
    
    honeycomb
    
    go over/through with a fine-tooth comb
    
    see fine-tooth comb
    
    verb
    
    combs; combed; combing
    
    [+ obj] :to smooth, arrange, or separate (hair or fibers) with a comb
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    to search (something) very thoroughly in order to find something [+ obj]
    
    
    
    usually + through
    
    
    
    comb out
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    comb out (hair) or comb (hair) out :to make (hair) neat and smooth with a comb