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straightenings

straightenings is the plural of straightening.

Meaning of straightening

Noun

straightening (plural straightenings)

  1. The act of making something straight.
    • The lands and sites of houses which may under the provisions of this Act be vested in the Corporation for street widenings and straightenings […]1899, Great Britain, Local and Personal Laws (part 1, page 27)

Questions about straightenings

What is straightenings the plural of?
Straightenings is the plural of straightening.

Words near straightenings in the dictionary

  1. straighteneth
  2. straightening
  3. straightening out
  4. straightening up
  5. straightening up and flying right
  6. straightenings
  7. straightens
  8. straightens out
  9. straightens up
  10. straightens up and flies right
  11. straighter

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