grzebień — meaning in English

English meaning

• cockscomb noun The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
• comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.

Senses

grzebień is used for these senses in English:

• cockscomb A fleshy red crest of a rooster
• comb A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
• toothcomb (zoology) A comb-like dental structure found in the lower jaws of certain primates consisting of long, flat front teeth with microscopic grooves, which are used for grooming fur.

cockscomb — full definition

1. noun The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
2. noun A red cap once worn by court jesters.
3. noun A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia).
4. noun An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers.

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.

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