Comb and Pretty

Comb

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

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

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

Pretty

Pretty adjective - Giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses.

Comb and pretty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comb" instead a verb "Pretty".

Nearby Words: prettily, prettied, prettying

Common collocations

time comb time pretty time

Both words in one sentence

  • The song "A girl's going to Atocha" starts off describing the titular girl's pretty hair, the combing of the hair, the pretty gold comb and glass hairclips and so forth.
  • She Cleans Up Nicely Over the Hedge has a little makeover for Stella who, with a haircut and comb run through her fur, looks really pretty.
  • Castle has a couple of examples, the most blatant being in "Pretty Dead" with a rich beauty pageant organizer with a comb over that looks suspiciously like Donald Trump.
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