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FINE-TOOTHED COMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fine-toothed comb mean? 

FINE-TOOTHED COMB (noun)
  The noun FINE-TOOTHED COMB has 2 senses:

1. a comb with teeth set close togetherplay

2. a method of examining in minute detailplay

  Familiarity information: FINE-TOOTHED COMB used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FINE-TOOTHED COMB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A comb with teeth set close together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fine-tooth comb; fine-toothed comb

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

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

A method of examining in minute detail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fine-tooth comb; fine-toothed comb

Context example:

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

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

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


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