flatiron
A simple iron which is heated on a stoveA simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
» Layla straightened her hair with a flatiron.
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4 sensesA simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
(especially)A quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
Examples
3 sentencesLayla straightened her hair with a flatiron.
She knocked, and the door was opened by a little middle-aged woman who held a hot flatiron in one hand.
Layla burned Salima on the scalp with a flatiron.
Origin
From flat + iron.From flat + iron.
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Forms
plural: flatironsSynonyms
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