cíor — meaning in English

English meaning

• comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
• curry noun A dish, originally from South Asian cooking, made with a spiced sauce.
• tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.

Senses

cíor is used for these senses in English:

• comb A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
• cud The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.
• curry (transitive) To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
• tease (transitive) To backcomb.
• tease (transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.

comb — full definition

1. noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
2. noun The fleshy red crest on top of a rooster's or hen's head.
3. noun The structure of six-sided wax cells bees build to store honey and raise their young; a honeycomb.
4. verb To groom hair or fur with a comb.
5. verb To search an area thoroughly and systematically.

curry — full definition

1. noun A dish, originally from South Asian cooking, made with a spiced sauce.
2. verb To try to win someone's favor through flattery — almost always in the phrase "curry favor."
3. verb To groom a horse by rubbing it down, typically with a special comb.

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