comb vs crest

comb and crest both are nouns.

comb and crest both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comb	Yes	No	Yes	No
crest	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crest is a hypernym of comb; that is, crest is a word with a broader meaning than comb:

comb: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
crest: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

comb (noun)	crest (noun)
the act of drawing a comb through hair	a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore	(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds	the center of a cambered road
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair	the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
any of several tools for straightening fibers	the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

comb (verb)	crest (verb)
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb	reach a high point
search thoroughly	lie at the top of
straighten with a comb

Difference between comb and crest

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