Comb and Sift

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Comb

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

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Sift and comb are semantically related in search topic. In some cases you can use "Sift" instead a verb "Comb", when it comes to topics like search by ransacking.

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

Sift

Sift verb - Move as if through a sieve.

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Synonyms for Sift

Comb and sift are semantically related in take out residue topic. You can use "Comb" instead a verb "Sift".

Nearby Words: sifting, sifter

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Common collocations

time	comb time	sift time
planet	comb planet	sift planet

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