Comb and Dissect

Comb

Comb verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

Dissect and comb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dissect" instead a verb "Comb".

Nearby Words: combo, combed, comber, combing, combe

Dissect

Dissect verb - To identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships.

Comb and dissect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comb" instead a verb "Dissect".

Nearby Words: dissection, dissecting, dissector

Common collocations

time comb time dissect time
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