a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
"She uses her new wide-toothed comb to gently detangle her daughter's long, matted hair."
any of several tools for straightening fibers
"The tailor used an old wooden comb to smooth out the wrinkles in the woolen fabric before sewing it together."
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
"The transparent body of the ctenophore is lined with rows of cilia that form eight distinct combs used for propulsion."
A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
"In historical place names, the term comb appears as an alternative spelling of combe to denote a valley or inlet."
Combination.
Alternative form of combe
In plain English: A comb is a tool with many thin teeth used to brush and untangle hair.
"She used her comb to smooth out the tangles in her long hair before brushing her teeth."
Usage: The verb form "to comb" typically requires an object, as in "comb your hair," rather than being used intransitively like some grooming verbs. Avoid confusing the noun with the similar-sounding word "combed," which is strictly the past tense of the verb.
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
"comb your hair before dinner"
"comb the wool"
To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.
"She gently combed her tangled hair before putting on her hat."
In plain English: To comb means to run your fingers through something, usually hair, to make it neat and remove tangles.
"She combs her hair every morning before school."
The word "comb" comes from Old English, originally referring to the tool with teeth used for grooming hair. Its ultimate root traces back to a Proto-Indo-European term meaning "tooth."