combings

comb·ings

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koh-mingz]
- /ˈkoʊ mɪŋz/
- /ˈkəʊ.mɪŋz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-mingz]
- /ˈkoʊ mɪŋz/

Definitions of combings word

noun plural combings the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals 3
noun plural combings the unwanted loose short fibres removed in combing cotton, etc 3
noun plural combings loose hair, wool, etc. removed in combing 3
noun combings Hairs or other material removed with a comb. 1
noun combings Fragments of hair etc. removed with a comb. 0

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Origin of combings

First appearance:

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1565-75; comb1 + -ing1 + -s3

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Parts of speech for Combings

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Combings

combings popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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