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device vs comb

comb vs device

device and comb both are nouns.

device is not a verb while comb is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
device Yes No No No
comb Yes No Yes No
As nouns, comb is a hyponym of device; that is, comb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than device:
  • device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  • comb: a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
Other hyponyms of device include acoustic device, adapter, adaptor, afterburner, agglomerator, aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface, alarm, alarm system, warning device, appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget, applicator, applier, aspergill, aspersorium, automatic pilot, autopilot, robot pilot, bait, decoy, lure, billiard marker, bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder, blower, bootjack, breathalyser, breathalyzer, breathing apparatus, breathing device, breathing machine, ventilator, bubbler, buffer, fender, catapult, launcher, battery charger, charger, clip-on, baby's dummy, comforter, pacifier, teething ring, conductor, birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device, converter, convertor, corer, corrective, restorative, crusher, cryptograph, cutoff, dampener, moistener, damper, muffler, deflector, dental appliance, depressor, detector, sensing element, sensor, diestock, drive, drop forge, drop hammer, drop press, elastic device, electrical device, electronic device, energiser, energizer, exercise device, explosive device, fan, filter, asphyxiator, extinguisher, fire extinguisher, flare, fumigator, gas fixture, groover, guard, safety, safety device, heater, warmer, heat exchanger, holding device, horn, foil, hydrofoil, imprint, indicator, instrument, ignition interlock, interlock, interrupter, jig, key, keyboard, Kinetoscope, doorknocker, knocker, rapper, lift, lifting device, igniter, ignitor, light, lighter, machine, magnet, mechanism, memory device, storage device, instrument, musical instrument, nest egg, noisemaker, optical device, override, paper feed, peeler, pick, plectron, plectrum, power takeoff, PTO, goad, prod, autocue, prompter, pull, reflector, button, release, remote, remote control, reset, constraint, restraint, router, runner, scratcher, shoehorn, shoetree, shooting stick, shredder, signaling device, snowshoe, sounder, source of illumination, stabiliser, stabilizer, stemmer, straightener, reinforcement, strengthener, stylus, suction cup, support, sweatbox, synchroflash, take-up, teaser, dart thrower, spear thrower, throwing board, throwing stick, tilter, pair of tongs, tongs, toy, trap, trigger, valve, vaporiser, vaporizer, ventilator, washboard, water cooler, slide chart, gun worm, carbonator, soda carbonator, soda maker, ultrasonic flaw detector, flocculator, microsensor, pulse oximeter, bottle capper, capping machine, seed sprouter, sprouter, vulcaniser, vulcanizer, positioner, speech synthesizer, microdevice, flow meter, network bridge, rotary encoder, shaft encoder, repulsor, repulsorlift, repulsorlift engine.
device (noun) comb (noun)
any clever maneuver the act of drawing a comb through hair
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect any of several tools for straightening fibers
device (verb) comb (verb)
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
search thoroughly
straighten with a comb
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