comb vs currycomb

comb and currycomb both are nouns.

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

As nouns, currycomb is a hyponym of comb; that is, currycomb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comb:

comb: a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
currycomb: a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses

Other hyponyms of comb include fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb, pocket comb, pocketcomb, dematting comb.

As verbs, currycomb is a hyponym of comb; that is, currycomb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comb:

Other hyponyms of comb include roach, hackle, hatchel, heckle.

comb (noun)	currycomb (noun)
the act of drawing a comb through hair	a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
any of several tools for straightening fibers

comb (verb)	currycomb (verb)
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb	clean (a horse) with a currycomb
search thoroughly
straighten with a comb