Comb
noun
A strip of plastic, metal, or other material that has teeth and is used for untangling or styling hair.
Her hair was a mess, so she grabbed a comb to untangle it.
Often appears as...
- hair comb
- fine-tooth comb
verb
To untangle or style hair using a comb.
He combed his hair before the important meeting.
Often appears as...
- comb hair
- comb through
verb
To search thoroughly.
The detectives combed the house for any evidence.
Often appears as...
- comb through
- comb for
noun
The fleshy crest or ridge that grows on the head of a rooster and other birds.
The rooster's red comb made him stand out among the other birds.
Often appears as...
- rooster's comb
- crest comb
noun
A strip of plastic, metal, or other material that has teeth and is used for untangling or styling hair.
Her hair was a mess, so she grabbed a comb to untangle it.
Often appears as...
- hair comb
- fine-tooth comb
verb
To untangle or style hair using a comb.
He combed his hair before the important meeting.
Often appears as...
- comb hair
- comb through
verb
To search thoroughly.
The detectives combed the house for any evidence.
Often appears as...
- comb through
- comb for
noun
The fleshy crest or ridge that grows on the head of a rooster and other birds.
The rooster's red comb made him stand out among the other birds.
Often appears as...
- rooster's comb
- crest comb
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Pro Tip 1/2Types of Combs
Understand different combs have unique uses, like detangling hair or styling.
Use a wide-tooth comb for wet hair to avoid breakage.
Pro Tip 2/2Material Matters
Combs can be made from various materials affecting their function and hair health.
Her wooden comb reduced static in her hair.
Pro Tip 1/2Types of Combs
Understand different combs have unique uses, like detangling hair or styling.
Use a wide-tooth comb for wet hair to avoid breakage.
Pro Tip 2/2Material Matters
Combs can be made from various materials affecting their function and hair health.
Her wooden comb reduced static in her hair.
Pro Tip 1/2Types of Combs
Understand different combs have unique uses, like detangling hair or styling.
Use a wide-tooth comb for wet hair to avoid breakage.
Pro Tip 2/2Material Matters
Combs can be made from various materials affecting their function and hair health.
Her wooden comb reduced static in her hair.
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What's in Conditioner? PIPE...
lubricate which makes combing a lot easier and that reduces the forces on the very tips of your hair which is why conditioners help prevent split ends lubrication also means less of that less static charge build-up which means fewer flyaways of the silicones in particular they form a thin oily film on the
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Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
this thing that's quite cool look at that that's really impressive look at the antennae on that I've never seen anything like that in my entire life ever and they seem to occur along the coast I'm just having a quick read about them parasitic comb beetles well maybe they'll come here maybe we'll get them
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Why do honeybees love...
the shape that gave them the most storage space. They agreed on an ideal size and returned to work. The space efficient comb that is a bee's trademark today, is probably the result of this trial and error, but over long periods of evolutionary history. However, it paid off. Peek into any hive --
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The otherworldly...
Some sea animals, like jellyfish, comb jellies and salps can migrate between depths partially because their 90% water consistency allows them to withstand immense pressure. But they're the exception. Most deep-sea creatures are confined to a narrow range in the water column
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What's Hiding in the...
yet to be given a proper name it's new to science another new undescribed comb jelly although specimens have been brought to the surface it's only been seen alive through the windows of deep sea craft like this
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Lessons we can learn...
bunch of men and women clad in identical great t-shirts emblazoned with the words Rubicon they came there to help residents comb through the debris for their possessions and their keepsakes
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Eating Poison Fish PIPE...
this is my fugue license after world war ii fugu fatality skyrocketed starving japanese would comb restaurant trash bins they'd salvage discarded fugu grill the
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Ferocious Hornet Moments...
the motivation for the attack lies within the combs outside the exhausted hornets exchange liquids to boost their energy inside the defenseless young are
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Elephants Take Care of...
wildlife guide Bernhard has spent the morning combing the area where subber saw elephants yesterday after hours searching he's finally found them and
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The mad scientist of...
You gotta have doorstops, that's important. I've got combs. They're the only combs that I own. They're all mounted on my instruments.
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What's in Conditioner? PIPE...
lubricate which makes combing a lot easier and that reduces the forces on the very tips of your hair which is why conditioners help prevent split ends lubrication also means less of that less static charge build-up which means fewer flyaways of the silicones in particular they form a thin oily film on the
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
this thing that's quite cool look at that that's really impressive look at the antennae on that I've never seen anything like that in my entire life ever and they seem to occur along the coast I'm just having a quick read about them parasitic comb beetles well maybe they'll come here maybe we'll get them
Video examples
Why do honeybees love...
the shape that gave them the most storage space. They agreed on an ideal size and returned to work. The space efficient comb that is a bee's trademark today, is probably the result of this trial and error, but over long periods of evolutionary history. However, it paid off. Peek into any hive --
Video examples
The otherworldly...
Some sea animals, like jellyfish, comb jellies and salps can migrate between depths partially because their 90% water consistency allows them to withstand immense pressure. But they're the exception. Most deep-sea creatures are confined to a narrow range in the water column
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
yet to be given a proper name it's new to science another new undescribed comb jelly although specimens have been brought to the surface it's only been seen alive through the windows of deep sea craft like this
Video examples
Lessons we can learn...
bunch of men and women clad in identical great t-shirts emblazoned with the words Rubicon they came there to help residents comb through the debris for their possessions and their keepsakes
Video examples
Eating Poison Fish PIPE...
this is my fugue license after world war ii fugu fatality skyrocketed starving japanese would comb restaurant trash bins they'd salvage discarded fugu grill the
Video examples
Ferocious Hornet Moments...
the motivation for the attack lies within the combs outside the exhausted hornets exchange liquids to boost their energy inside the defenseless young are
Video examples
Elephants Take Care of...
wildlife guide Bernhard has spent the morning combing the area where subber saw elephants yesterday after hours searching he's finally found them and
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The mad scientist of...
You gotta have doorstops, that's important. I've got combs. They're the only combs that I own. They're all mounted on my instruments.
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Debra Granik
American Director
You have so much more time to observe and learn with a documentary because of the time between the shoots. You get a much deeper understanding of day-to-day life and its themes. It's also much more of a mess after three years; you have to comb it out carefully and see what fits together and makes sense.
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James Maslow
American Actor
I rarely use product in my hair, and when I do I have no idea which ones, nor does it matter all that much to me. And I can't remember the last time I even used a comb, much less carried one around.
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Armie Hammer
American Actor
My entire life had been this long, pressured conversation about the family I represented. 'When you walk out the door, you represent us. You have to dress well and make sure your hair is combed.
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Martin Shkreli
Albanian Businessman
I had an investor who said to me he'd keep his money with me as long as I didn't have a girlfriend and I didn't start combing my hair.
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Patti Smith
American Musician
The thing I've always liked about performing is that I decide what I want to wear, whether I want to comb my hair.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs.
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Mithila Palkar
Indian Actress
To protect my hair from breaking, I never comb my hair when it's wet.
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Jorge Luis Borges
Argentinian Poet
The Falklands thing was a fight between two bald men over a comb.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu
Indian Entertainer
Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.
Quote examples
Debra Granik
American Director
You have so much more time to observe and learn with a documentary because of the time between the shoots. You get a much deeper understanding of day-to-day life and its themes. It's also much more of a mess after three years; you have to comb it out carefully and see what fits together and makes sense.
Quote examples
James Maslow
American Actor
I rarely use product in my hair, and when I do I have no idea which ones, nor does it matter all that much to me. And I can't remember the last time I even used a comb, much less carried one around.
Quote examples
Armie Hammer
American Actor
My entire life had been this long, pressured conversation about the family I represented. 'When you walk out the door, you represent us. You have to dress well and make sure your hair is combed.
Quote examples
Martin Shkreli
Albanian Businessman
I had an investor who said to me he'd keep his money with me as long as I didn't have a girlfriend and I didn't start combing my hair.
Quote examples
Patti Smith
American Musician
The thing I've always liked about performing is that I decide what I want to wear, whether I want to comb my hair.
Quote examples
Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs.
Quote examples
Mithila Palkar
Indian Actress
To protect my hair from breaking, I never comb my hair when it's wet.
Quote examples
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentinian Poet
The Falklands thing was a fight between two bald men over a comb.
Quote examples
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Indian Entertainer
Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.
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