Definition of comb

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Comb (n.) The serrated vibratory doffing knife of a carding machine.

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Burnable :: Burnable (a.) Combustible.
Star :: Star (n.) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance..
Platy- :: Platy- () A combining form from Gr. platy`s broad, wide, flat; as, platypus, platycephalous..
Flax :: Flax (n.) The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing..
Combination :: Combination (n.) The act or process of uniting by chemical affinity, by which substances unite with each other in definite proportions by weight to form distinct compounds..
Phyllo- :: Phyllo- () A combining form from Gr. / a leaf; as, phyllopod, phyllotaxy..
Ebonite :: Ebonite (n.) A hard, black variety of vulcanite. It may be cut and polished, and is used for many small articles, as combs and buttons, and for insulating material in electric apparatus..
Centralization :: Centralization (n.) The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city..
Zinco- :: Zinco- () A combining form from zinc; in chemistry, designating zinc as an element of certain double compounds. Also used adjectively..
Bromate :: Bromate (v. t.) To combine or impregnate with bromine; as, bromated camphor..
Phono- :: Phono- () A combining form from Gr. / sound, tone; as, phonograph, phonology..
Soap :: Soap (n.) A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths, usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium, potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic, palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf. Saponification. By extension, any compound of similar composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent or not..
Burn :: Burn (v. i.) To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine..
Anglo- :: Anglo- () A combining form meaning the same as English; or English and, or English conjoined with; as, Anglo-Turkish treaty, Anglo-German, Anglo-Irish..
Synergy :: Synergy (n.) the combined healthy action of every organ of a particular system; as, the digestive synergy..
Flambeau :: Flambeau (n.) A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch..
Tilt :: Tilt (v. i.) To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of horsemen tilting with lances..
Gill :: Gill (n.) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.
Write :: Write (v. i.) To frame or combine ideas, and express them in written words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to compose..
Joust :: Joust (v. i.) A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.
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