Comb and Pick

Comb

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

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

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

Pick verb - To catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use.

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Comb and pick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comb" instead a verb "Pick".

Nearby Words: pickle, picky, picked, picket, pickup

comb time

pick time

Made worse by the fact that a pair of black Spaceballs are using a giant afro pick instead of a comb.

Source: Film / Spaceballs

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