All fine-comb synonyms

verb fine-comb

• scrape up — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
• comb — A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair.
• scour — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
• scrape — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
• rummage — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
• search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
• hunt — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
• grub — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
• scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
• scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
• grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
• scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
• clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
• gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
• smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
• sweep — to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
• remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
• collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
• graze — to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
• ransack — to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
• rasp — to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
• harrow — a borough of Greater London, in SE England.
• weed — Thurlow [thur-loh] /ˈθɜr loʊ/ (Show IPA), 1797–1882, U.S. journalist and politician.
• break up — When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
• clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
• clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.