Definition of comb

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Comb (n.) The curling crest of a wave.

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Comb :: Comb (n.) To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves..
Pectination :: Pectination (n.) The act of combing; the combing of the head.
Combless :: Combless (a.) Without a comb or crest; as, a combless cock..
Combatant :: Combatant (a.) Contending; disposed to contend.
Sulphurous :: Sulphurize (v. t.) To combine or impregnate with sulphur or any of its compounds; as, to sulphurize caoutchouc in vulcanizing..
Combater :: Combater (n.) One who combats.
Ra- :: Ra- () A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-..
Ecto- :: Ecto- () A combining form signifying without, outside, external..
Androus :: androus () A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens; staminate; as, monandrous, with one stamen; polyandrous, with many stamens..
Divalent :: Divalent (a.) Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. Valence.
Polysynthesis :: Polysynthesis (n.) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words, as in the aboriginal languages of America; agglutination..
Combine :: Combine (v. i.) To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the intervention of a third..
Duel :: Duel (v. i. & t.) To fight in single combat.
Word :: Word (n.) The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a sentence; a term; a vocable..
Card :: Card (v. t.) To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse..
Chimney :: Chimney (n.) A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion..
Subsextuple :: Subsesqui- () A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting the combination of constituents (especially electro-negative and electro-positive bodies) in the proportion of two to three; as, a subsesqui acetate, i. e., a salt having two equivalents of acetic acid to three of the base..
Ctenoid :: Ctenoid (a.) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale.
Recreant :: Recreant (n.) One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch..
Conspiracy :: Conspiracy (n.) A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot..
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