straightener
UK/ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nə/US/ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nɚ/
straightener noun: a pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
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Noun
straightener (plural straighteners)
- A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
- Anyone or anything which straightens.
- A prearranged fight to settle a dispute.
- A bribe.
- 'Injection or not, the bloody thing won't move an inch with juice and it ain't got any. Yeah and here comes the law.'
Cool as a cucumber, Ernie said, 'Leave him to me. I'll give him a straightener.'2001, William F. Gray, The Villain, page 65
- 'Injection or not, the bloody thing won't move an inch with juice and it ain't got any. Yeah and here comes the law.'
Forms of straightener
| plural | straighteners |
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Origin of straightener
From straighten + -er.
Words formed from straightener
Questions about straightener
- What does straightener mean?
- Straightener means a pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
- What part of speech is straightener?
- Straightener is a noun.
- How do you pronounce straightener?
- Straightener is pronounced /ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of straightener?
- The plural of straightener is straighteners.
Words near straightener in the dictionary
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