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straighteners

straighteners is the plural of straightener.

Meaning of straightener

Noun

straightener (plural straighteners)

  1. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
  2. Anyone or anything which straightens.
  3. (slang) A prearranged fight to settle a dispute.
  4. (slang) 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

Phrases with straighteners

Questions about straighteners

What is straighteners the plural of?
Straighteners is the plural of straightener.

Words near straighteners in the dictionary

  1. straightened out
  2. straightened up
  3. straightened up and flew right
  4. straightened up and flown right
  5. straightener
  6. straighteners
  7. straightenest
  8. straighteneth
  9. straightening
  10. straightening out
  11. straightening up

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