Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [kohm]
- /koʊm/
- /kəʊm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kohm]
- /koʊm/
Definitions of combing word
- noun combing a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place. 1
- noun combing a currycomb. 1
- noun combing any comblike instrument, object, or formation. 1
- noun combing the fleshy, more or less serrated outgrowth on the head of certain gallinaceous birds, especially the domestic fowl. 1
- noun combing something resembling or suggesting this, as the crest of a wave. 1
- noun combing a honeycomb, or any similar group of cells. 1
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Origin of combing
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English comb, camb; cognate with Old High German kamb (German Kamm), Old Norse kambr, Greek gómphos “pin, peg,” gomphíos “molar tooth”; see cam1
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Parts of speech for Combing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
combing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
combing usage trend in Literature
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