comb vs fluff

comb and fluff both are nouns.

comb and fluff both are verbs.

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

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

comb: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
fluff: ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

Other hyponyms of comb include sleek down, slick, slick down, tease.

comb (noun)	fluff (noun)
the act of drawing a comb through hair	a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore	something of little value or significance
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds	any light downy material
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
any of several tools for straightening fibers

comb (verb)	fluff (verb)
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb	ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
search thoroughly	erect or fluff up
straighten with a comb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Difference between comb and fluff

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