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COMB-LIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does comb-like mean?
• COMB-LIKE (adjective)
The adjective COMB-LIKE has 1 sense:
1. resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb
Familiarity information: COMB-LIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
comb-like; ctenoid
Pertainym:
comb (a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair)
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