comb |
a thin, toothed implement used to untangle, style, or hold hair. [9 definitions] |
combat |
to fight against or oppose forcefully. [3 definitions] |
combatant |
someone or something that engages in combat. [2 definitions] |
combat fatigue |
see "battle fatigue." |
combative |
eager or ready to fight. |
comber |
one that combs, such as a person or machine that combs textile fibers. [2 definitions] |
combination |
the act of combining or state of being combined. [3 definitions] |
combination lock |
a lock operated by turning a dial to a set series of numbers or letters. |
combine |
to bring or join together, as into a whole. [6 definitions] |
combined |
joined or added together. |
combings |
material that has been removed with a comb, such as hair or fibers. |
combining form |
a word form that appears only in combination with other word parts, such as "biblio-". |
combo |
a small band of musicians, usu. playing popular music such as jazz or rock. [2 definitions] |
combustible |
able to ignite and burn; flammable. [3 definitions] |
combustion |
the act or process of burning. [3 definitions] |
combustion chamber |
an engine chamber, esp. in a jet or rocket, in which fuel or a propellant is burned. |
combustor |
the apparatus in a jet engine in which combustion occurs. |
Comdr. |
abbreviation of "Commander." |
come |
to move toward the location of the speaker; approach. [14 definitions] |
come about |
to happen (used to refer to the sequence of events that leads up to something happening). |
come a cropper |
(informal) to suffer a failure or fiasco. [2 definitions] |