straightener

UK /ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nə/ US /ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nɚ/

noun 4

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ADJ.

flat

VERB + STRAIGHTENER

designed, give

STRAIGHTENER + NOUN

', tool

Definitions

noun

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.'

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'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.'

Wiktionary

In a Purdue University lab, team members designed a hair straightener tool — a flat iron with ceramic plates and temperature control.

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In some senses, straightener is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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