comber comber /ˈkoʊmɝ/

noun

1. A machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool  ( comber )
   a machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
    To produce high-quality yarn, the raw cotton first goes through the comber.
   To produce high-quality yarn, the raw cotton first goes through the comber.
   
   
2. A long curling sea wave  ( comber )
   a long curling sea wave
   
3. A person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool  ( comber )
   a person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
   

 machilid machilid /ˈmækɪlɪd/

noun

1. Wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed  ( jumping bristletail , machilid )
   wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed
   
   

 genus Pulsatilla genus Pulsatilla /ˈdʒiːnəs pʌlˈsætɪlə/

noun

1. Includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers  ( genus Pulsatilla , Pulsatilla )
   includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers
   
   

 reconstruction reconstruction /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/

noun

1. () The activity of constructing something again  ( reconstruction )
   the activity of constructing something again
   
2. Recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall  ( reconstruction , reconstructive memory )
   recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
   
3. An interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence  ( reconstruction )
   an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
   

 Reconstruction

1. () The period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877  ( Reconstruction Period , Reconstruction Era , Reconstruction )
   the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
    The Reconstruction era was a pivotal time in American history.
   The Reconstruction era was a pivotal time in American history.