comb vs groom

comb and groom both are nouns.

comb and groom both are verbs.

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

As verbs, groom is a hypernym of comb; that is, groom is a word with a broader meaning than comb:

comb: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
groom: care for one's external appearance

Other hypernyms of comb include neaten.

comb (noun)	groom (noun)
the act of drawing a comb through hair	a man who has recently been married
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore	someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds	a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
any of several tools for straightening fibers

comb (verb)	groom (verb)
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb	care for one's external appearance
search thoroughly	give a neat appearance to
straighten with a comb	educate for a future role or function

Difference between comb and groom

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