toothcomb

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.

   “The police went through all his possessions with a toothcomb.”

2. fiil To use a toothcomb on (something).

   “8.15 am. Tooth-combed seven heads, had grand sport; mixed bag, measured one teaspoonful; cleanliness is next to godliness!”

3. fiil To search (something) thoroughly.

   “The flat was toothcombed for any trace of drugs.”

4. isim A comb-like dental structure found in the lower jaws of certain primates consisting of long, flat front teeth with microscopic grooves, which are used for grooming fur.

   “Anthropoids are characterized by having short faces, dry noses, and lacking prominent whiskers. [...] There is no toothcomb or sublingua, and the number of teeth varies from 36 in some platyrrhines to 32 in the catarrhines.”