nit comb

nɪt koʊm

Definition

Definition of nit comb - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hair care

TECH.

fine-toothed comb for removing nits from hair

TECH.

She used a nit comb to remove lice.
The nit comb was essential for the treatment.
He bought a nit comb at the pharmacy.

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fine-toothed comb for removing nits from hair

Expressions with nit

nit nurse

nurse who checks for head lice

The nit nurse visited the school to check the children for head lice.

Expressions with comb

comb out

remove tangles or unwanted elements from hair or fur

She carefully combed out the knots from her daughter's hair..

comb over

style hair to cover baldness

He combed over his hair to hide the bald spot.

comb through

examine something very carefully and thoroughly

She combed through the documents for any errors.

fine-toothed comb

thorough and detailed examination or analysis

The report was reviewed with a fine-toothed comb.

with a fine-toothed comb

adv.

in a very thorough and detailed manner

She reviewed the contract with a fine-toothed comb.

fine-tooth comb

close, detailed examination or analysis

The accountant went through the files with a fine-tooth comb..

use a fine-tooth comb

examine something very closely for small details

They use a fine-tooth comb to review every contract.

use a fine-toothed comb

search or check something very carefully for details

The police used a fine-toothed comb to search the area.

with a fine-tooth comb

adv.

in a very thorough manner

She examined the contract with a fine-tooth comb.

comb one's hair

use a comb to arrange hair

She always combs her hair before going out.

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French:peigne anti-poux, ...
German:Nissenkamm, ...
Italian:pettine per lendini, ...
Spanish:peine para liendres, ...
Portuguese:pente fino, ...
Chinese:虱卵梳, ...
Japanese:シラミ取り櫛, ...
Arabic:مشط القمل, ...
Hebrew:מַסְרֵק כִּנִּים, ...
Russian:гребень для вычесывания гнид, ...
Ukrainian:гребінець для гнид, ...
Hindi:जूं कंघी, ...
Bengali:নিট চিরুনি, ...
Catalan:pinta de pues fines, ...
Czech:všiváček, ...
Danish:lusekam, ...
Dutch:netenkam, ...
Greek:χτένι για κόνιδες, ...
Hungarian:serkefésű, ...
Khmer:សិតសក់ធ្មេញញឹកសម្រាប់កម្ចាត់ពងចៃ, ...
Korean:서캐 빗, ...
Persian:شانه رشک, ...
Polish:grzebień do gnid, ...
Portuguese (BR):pente fino, ...
Romanian:pieptene de lindini, ...
Swedish:luskam, ...
Thai:หวีซี่ถี่, ...
Turkish:sirke tarağı, ...
Vietnamese:lược chải chấy, ...

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