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comb vs pocket comb

pocket comb vs comb

comb and pocket comb both are nouns.

comb is a verb but pocket comb is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
comb Yes No Yes No
pocket comb Yes No No No
As nouns, pocket comb is a hyponym of comb; that is, pocket comb 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
  • pocket comb: a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket
comb (noun) pocket comb (noun)
the act of drawing a comb through hair a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket
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) pocket comb (verb)
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
search thoroughly
straighten with a comb
Difference between comb and pocket comb

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