comb

/kəʊm/noun
Elementary
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

The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between the moving stairs and fixed landings.

4

A toothed tool used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser.

5

The notched scale of a wire micrometer.

6

The collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb.

7

A toothed plate used for creating wells in agar gels for electrophoresis.

8

A toothed wooden pick used to push the weft thread tightly against the previous pass of thread to create a tight weave.

9

One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen in scorpions, with which they comb substrate.

10

A ctene.

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Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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