comb

ot noun

1. A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
2. A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
3. A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
4. A structure of hexagon cells made by bees for storing honey; honeycomb.

fe’l verb

1. (especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb. I need to comb my hair before we leave the house
2. To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb. Police combed the field for evidence after the assault
3. To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
4. To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.