straightener
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hairA pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
Meaning
4 sensesA pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
Glätteisen
Anyone or anything which straightens.
(slang)A prearranged fight to settle a dispute.
(slang)A bribe.
- a device for straightening
Examples
1 sentencesIn a Purdue University lab, team members designed a hair straightener tool — a flat iron with ceramic plates and temperature control.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From straighten + -er.From straighten + -er.
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Forms
plural: straighteners| Singular | straightener |
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Word family
3 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.