comb vs slick
slick vs combcomb and slick both are nouns.
comb is not an adjective while slick is an adjective.
comb and slick both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| comb | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| slick | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As verbs,
slick is a hyponym of
comb; that is, slick is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
comb:
- comb: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
- slick: give a smooth and glossy appearance
| comb (noun) | slick (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of drawing a comb through hair | a trowel used to make a surface slick |
| ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore | a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water |
| the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | a slippery smoothness |
| a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair | a magazine printed on good quality paper |
| any of several tools for straightening fibers |
| comb (adjective) | slick (adjective) |
|---|---|
| marked by skill in deception | |
| having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk | |
| having only superficial plausibility | |
| made slick by e.g. ice or grease | |
| superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject |
| comb (verb) | slick (verb) |
|---|---|
| smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | give a smooth and glossy appearance |
| search thoroughly | make slick or smooth |
| straighten with a comb |
Words related to "comb"
- cockscomb
- comb jelly
- comb out
- comb-out
- combing
- coxcomb
- crest
- ctenophore
- currycomb
- dematting comb
- device
- disentangle
- fine-tooth comb
- fine-toothed comb
- fluff
- gallinacean
- gallinaceous bird
- groom
- hackle
- hair care
- haircare
- hairdressing
- hatchel
- heckle
- neaten
- plate
- pocket comb
- pocketcomb
- ransack
- roach
- search
- sleek down
- slick
- slick down
- straighten
- straighten out
- tease
- teasing
- tool
- tooth
Words related to "slick"
- artful
- bright
- comb
- comb out
- crafty
- cunning
- disentangle
- dodgy
- facile
- film
- foxy
- glib
- glossy
- guileful
- knavish
- mag
- magazine
- neat
- oil slick
- pat
- plausible
- polish
- satiny
- shine
- silken
- silklike
- silky
- sleek
- sleek down
- slick down
- slick magazine
- slickness
- slip
- slipperiness
- slippery
- slippy
- sly
- smooth
- smoothen
- smoothness
- superficial
- tricksy
- tricky
- trowel
- wily
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