Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fine-tooth_comb

2 senses of fine-tooth comb

Sense 1
fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb -- (a comb with teeth set close together)
       => comb -- (a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair)

Sense 2
fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb -- (a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes")
       => examination, scrutiny -- (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))