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combs¹

  • /kəʊmz/ UK
  • /koʊmz/ US

Rhymes with -əʊmz

noun

  1. plural plural of comb

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of comb

combs²

  • /kɒmbz/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒmbz

Where it comes from

Clipping of combinations.

noun

  1. dated Combinations (underwear).

Combs³

Rhymes with -əʊmz

proper noun

  1. A surname. Earlier this week, an anonymous Jane Doe filed an amended complaint against Combs and Jay-Z, whose given name is Shawn Carter, which revealed that a previously unnamed celebrity in her original complaint against Combs, initially filed in October, was Carter.
  2. A small village in Chapel-en-le-Frith parish, High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0478).
  3. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM0456).
  4. A neighbourhood of Thornhill, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2519).
  5. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas.
  6. An unincorporated community and coal town in Perry County, Kentucky.
  7. A township in Carroll County, Missouri.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ransack, coxcomb, cockscomb, disentangle, comb out, curries, rayons, rays, scallops, shelves, spokes, combinations, wear, backcomb, underwear, unmentionables

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"combs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/combs. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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combs. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/combs

Chicago

"combs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/combs.

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@misc{combs_2026,
  title = {combs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/combs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}