combed
Tidied with teeth
Combed describes hair or fibers that have been drawn through a comb to untangle, smooth, or arrange them.
Her freshly combed hair gleamed in the light.
In textiles, combed cotton or wool has been processed to remove short fibers and align the long ones, producing a smoother, stronger yarn.
To say an area has been combed means it was searched thoroughly: Police combed the woods for evidence.
Touched in passing
- styledGiven a particular look
- partedDivided or left
- slickedSmoothed with oil
- smoothedMade surface uniform
tamed · sleek · coiffed · pomade · gel · haircut · trim · barber
Cleaned by hard rubbing
- sweptCleaned with bristles
- rakedCollected with tines
- siftedPassed through a strainer
- searchedLooked for systematically
canvassed · examined · inspected · surveyed · hunted · explored · probed · investigated
Checked for legal age
- processedSubjected to operations
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- woolSheared animal fiber
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
yarn · fleece · spinning · woven · flax · hackled · threads · strands
Put in order
- organizedSystematically arranged
- orderedArranged or commanded
- alignedArranged in proper position
- structuredArranged in organized form
systematized · sequenced · classified · grouped · arrayed · methodical · neat · tidy
brushed
Touched in passing
smoothed · tamed · sleek · coiffed · pomade · gel · haircut · trim · barber · salon
scoured
Cleaned by hard rubbing
searched · canvassed · examined · inspected · surveyed · hunted · explored · probed · investigated · scrutinized
carded
Checked for legal age
cotton · yarn · fleece · spinning · woven · flax · hackled · threads · strands · fibers
sorted
Put in order
structured · systematized · sequenced · classified · grouped · arrayed · methodical · neat · tidy · marshaled
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- stone finishespolished, honed, flamed, brushed, tumbled
- Marbling Termsmarbling, paper marbling, veined, veining, swirled
- elegantchic, stylish, refined, tasteful, elegant
- tidyneat, orderly, organized, tidied, uncluttered
combeduncombed
Not brushed through
disheveled · unkempt · tousled · tangled · messy
combedoverlooked
Not noticed or considered
skipped · neglected · ignored · unsearched · unexamined
- comb throughSearch systematically and thoroughly
- fine-toothed combNarrow-spaced grooming tool
- fine-tooth combClosely-spaced grooming implement
- comb overBalding man's hairstyle
- combed throughSearched methodically and completely
- combing throughSearching methodically and thoroughly