a strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair

a device for separating and dressing textile fibres

the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a cock

a grey-speckled hen with a red comb and wattles

untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it

she combed her hair and put some lipstick on

prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb

the wool had been cleaned and combed

search carefully and systematically

police combed the area for the murder weapon

his mother combed through the cardboard boxes