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comb for
comb something for someone or something
Fig. to look all over or all through something for a particular person or thing. The police combed the entire neighborhood for the criminals. I combed the entire house for the missing paper.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
George | | JORJ (English) | English, Romanian |
Amon | | AH-mun (English) | Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized) |
Nat | | NAT | English |
Boniface | | BAWN-ə-fays (English), BAWN-ə-fəs (English) | French, English (Rare) |
Somporn | | - | Thai |
MÅRten | | MOR-ten | Swedish |