English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "kam" is die handeling om 'n kam te gebruik om hare of vesels te ontrafel, glad te maak of te rangskik, of die handeling om deur iets deeglik en sistematies te soek om iets te vind of te ontdek. Dit kan ook verwys na die handeling om los of ongewenste deeltjies, soos vuilheid, van 'n oppervlak te verwyder deur 'n kam of ander gereedskap daaroor te laat loop. Boonop kan "kam" verwys na die proses om wol, katoen of ander vesels te skei, skoon te maak en reguit te maak deur middel van 'n kam of ander gereedskap.

Synonyms

  1. comb

Sentence Examples

  1. A very thorough combing of the first paragraph, and a bit of brushing and gargling with a mouthwash solu-tion were therefore essential before he sent his nov-el out into the world.
  2. They sat in her living room combing through the images on Dr.
  3. She seemed happy at the attention, stroking and combing his mane with her fingers.
  4. Is that not what you have sought after, combing through the dark?
  5. This was no exercise in decoration, but the undoing of destruction the fine-tooth combing through irrevocable wreckage.
  6. Much energy had been spent combing through the waste-ground close to the crime scene, opposite Leeds Parish Church, in search of the murder weapon or anything else that might identify the two men, but nothing of note was discovered.
  7. I feel inhibited, but the pleasure makes me arch my back, my fingers combing through his hair.