comb vs plate

comb and plate both are nouns.

comb and plate both are verbs.

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

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

comb: ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
plate: any flat platelike body structure or part

comb (noun)	plate (noun)
the act of drawing a comb through hair	dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair	a shallow receptacle for collection in church
any of several tools for straightening fibers	(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
	structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
	a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
	a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
	the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
	a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
	any flat platelike body structure or part
	a main course served on a plate
	the thin under portion of the forequarter
	a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
	the quantity contained in a plate

comb (verb)	plate (verb)
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb	coat with a layer of metal
search thoroughly
straighten with a comb

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