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  • 81comb — comb1 [kōm] n. [ME < OE camb, comb, lit., toothed object < IE * g̑ombhos (> Sans jámbah, Gr gomphos, tooth) < base * ĝembh ,ĝombh , to bite, tooth] 1. a thin strip of hard rubber, plastic, metal, etc. with teeth, passed through the… …

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  • 82comb out — verb 1. remove unwanted elements The company weeded out the incompetent people The new law weeds out the old inequities • Syn: ↑weed out • Derivationally related forms: ↑comb out • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 83fine — 1. adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 of high quality. 2 a excellent; of notable merit (a fine painting). b good, satisfactory (that will be fine). c fortunate (has been a fine thing for him). d well conceived or expressed (a fine saying). 3 a pure,… …

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  • 84finecomb — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to search thoroughly technicians finecombed the liquor stores for clues Al Spiers …

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  • 85go over with a fine-toothed comb — go over with a fine tooth(ed) comb To examine or search thoroughly • • • Main Entry: ↑comb …

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  • 86go over with a fine-tooth comb — go over with a fine tooth(ed) comb To examine or search thoroughly • • • Main Entry: ↑comb …

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  • 87go over with a fine-tooth(ed) comb — To examine or search thoroughly ● comb …

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  • 88in|scru´ta|bly — in|scru|ta|ble «ihn SKROO tuh buhl», adjective. that cannot be understood; so mysterious or obscure that one cannot make out its meaning; incomprehensible: »... he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful…inscrutable to… …

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  • 89in|scru´ta|ble|ness — in|scru|ta|ble «ihn SKROO tuh buhl», adjective. that cannot be understood; so mysterious or obscure that one cannot make out its meaning; incomprehensible: »... he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful…inscrutable to… …

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  • 90in|scru|ta|ble — «ihn SKROO tuh buhl», adjective. that cannot be understood; so mysterious or obscure that one cannot make out its meaning; incomprehensible: »... he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful…inscrutable to the last (James …

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