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FINE-TOOTH COMB

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A method of examining in minute detail

Example:

he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes

Synonyms:

fine-tooth comb; fine-toothed comb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fine-tooth comb" is a kind of...):

examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A comb with teeth set close together

Synonyms:

fine-tooth comb; fine-toothed comb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fine-tooth comb" is a kind of...):

comb (a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb fine-tooth comb

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