catacomb | (noun) an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) | - |
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cockscomb | (noun) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | Synonyms: comb, coxcomb |
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(noun) a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red | Synonyms: coxcomb |
(noun) a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments | Synonyms: coxcomb |
(noun) garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers | Synonyms: Celosia argentea cristata, Celosia cristata, common cockscomb |
comb | (noun) the act of drawing a comb through hair | Synonyms: combing |
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(noun) ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore | - |
(noun) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | Synonyms: cockscomb, coxcomb |
(noun) a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair | - |
(noun) any of several tools for straightening fibers | - |
(verb) smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | Synonyms: comb out, disentangle |
(verb) search thoroughly | Synonyms: ransack |
(verb) straighten with a comb | - |
coxcomb | (noun) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | Synonyms: cockscomb, comb |
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(noun) a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red | Synonyms: cockscomb |
(noun) a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments | Synonyms: cockscomb |
currycomb | (noun) a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses | - |
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(verb) clean (a horse) with a currycomb | - |
honeycomb | (noun) a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees | - |
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(noun) a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae | - |
(verb) make full of cavities, like a honeycomb | - |
(verb) penetrate thoroughly and into every part | - |
(verb) carve a honeycomb pattern into | - |
pocketcomb | (noun) a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket | Synonyms: pocket comb |
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