comb
/kəʊm/noun
उच्चारण कोम
कंघी
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom, one-word substitution
- 1
[C]
a flat piece of plastic or metal with a row of thin teeth along one side, used for making your hair neat
कंघी
- a wooden comb
- A broken comb lay on the dressing table.
- She keeps a small comb in her school bag.
+ 2 more examples
- He ran a comb through his wet hair.
- A plastic comb costs only a few rupees at the stall.
Synonyms hairbrush
- 1
[T] ~ sth
to pull a comb through your hair in order to make it neat
कंघी करना
- Comb your hair.
- He combed his hair before leaving for the interview.
- She combed her daughter's hair and tied it in two plaits.
+ 2 more examples
- He combed his hair neatly before the photograph.
- Radhika was still combing her hair when the bus honked.
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[T] ~ sth (for sb/sth)
to search for something carefully
छान मारना, अच्छी तरह खोजना
- Police combed the area for clues.
- Volunteers combed the beach for plastic bottles and old fishing nets.
- Officers combed the forest for the missing hiker.
+ 2 more examples
- We combed through the old records to find his name.
- Students combed the library shelves for a rare edition.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
comb + hair (verb)
To comb hair is to make it neat with a comb; you can also comb your hair.
'Comb hair' का अर्थ कंघी से बाल सँवारना है; 'comb your hair' भी कहा जा सकता है।
- Radhika combed her hair before the interview.
- He combed his hair back.
comb + sth + for + sth
In the figurative use, comb means to search a place very carefully, and for names what you want.
आलंकारिक प्रयोग में 'comb' का अर्थ किसी जगह को बहुत सावधानी से खोजना है, और 'for' उस वस्तु का नाम बताता है।
- The police combed the forest for clues.
- She combed the shelves for the lost book.
comb through + sth
Comb through is used for going over documents, data or records one by one.
'Comb through' का प्रयोग दस्तावेज़ों, आँकड़ों या अभिलेखों को एक-एक करके जाँचने के लिए होता है।
- Auditors combed through the accounts for errors.
a comb / a pair of combs
A comb is a countable noun for the tool; it is not used with a pair, unlike scissors.
'Comb' उपकरण के लिए countable noun है; 'scissors' की तरह उसके साथ 'a pair of' नहीं लगता।
- He always carries a small comb in his pocket.
+Collocations 4
adjective + comb
plasticwoodenfine-toothedmetalpocket
- She used a fine-toothed comb to remove the knots.
verb + comb
usepull throughrun throughlosecarry
- He ran a comb through his wet hair.
comb + noun
overteeththrough the filesout
- The inspector combed through the files overnight.
adverb + comb
carefullythoroughlyneatlyquickly
- The volunteers combed the beach thoroughly.
“More examples 5
- The mother combed her daughter's hair and made two plaits.
माँ ने अपनी बेटी के बाल सँवारे और दो चोटियाँ बनाईं।
- Rescue workers combed the hillside for survivors.
बचाव कर्मियों ने जीवित बचे लोगों की तलाश में पूरी पहाड़ी छान डाली।
- He combed through the question papers of the last ten years.
उसने पिछले दस वर्षों के प्रश्न-पत्र बारीकी से खँगाल डाले।
- The old barber kept a steel comb in his shirt pocket.
पुराने नाई ने अपनी कमीज़ की जेब में स्टील की कंघी रखी थी।
- A honeycomb is made of tiny wax cells.
छत्ता मोम के छोटे-छोटे खानों से बना होता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She combs her hairs every morning.
✓ She combs her hair every morning.
Hair as a mass is uncountable and singular.
बालों के समूह के अर्थ में 'hair' uncountable और singular है।
✗ The police combed for the thief in the forest.
✓ The police combed the forest for the thief.
Comb takes the place as its object, then for plus what is wanted.
'Comb' का object वह स्थान होता है जिसे खोजा जाए, फिर 'for' और वांछित वस्तु आती है।
✗ He combed through the files for to find the letter.
✓ He combed through the files for the letter.
For is followed by a noun; for to is not used.
'For' के बाद noun आता है; 'for to' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
¶Idioms 1
with a fine-tooth comb
very carefully
बारीकी से
- She checked the answer sheet with a fine-tooth comb.
→Phrasal verbs 1
comb through sth
to search or examine something very carefully and thoroughly
बारीकी से छानबीन करना, अच्छी तरह खंगालना
- Investigators combed through the files for evidence.
- Radhika combed through the report to find the error.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the silent-b words: comb, tomb, womb, bomb, climb, thumb, numb, debt, doubt, subtle.
Silent-b शब्द याद रखिए: comb, tomb, womb, bomb, climb, thumb, numb, debt, doubt, subtle।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go through sth with a fine-tooth comb (examine very carefully).
Idiom 'go through sth with a fine-tooth comb' (बहुत बारीकी से जाँचना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The red skin on a cock's head is a comb; a structure of wax cells made by bees a honeycomb.
मुर्गे के सिर पर लाल त्वचा comb (कलगी); मधुमक्खियों द्वारा बनाई मोम की कोशिकाएँ honeycomb (छत्ता)।