comb /kәum/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
• (n.) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
• (n.) any of several tools for straightening fibers

Chinese translation

• n. 头梳, 鸡冠
• vt. 梳头发, 梳毛
• vi. (浪)涌起

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/kәum/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 3.52 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

combed, combing, combs

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Related words

combination · combat · combine · combustion · combustible

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