"straightener" meaning in English

See straightener in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-straightener.ogg Forms: straighteners [plural]
Etymology: From straighten + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|straighten|er}} straighten + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} straightener (plural straighteners)
  1. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair. Categories (topical): Tools Translations (metal tongs used for straightening hair): 头发拉直机 (Chinese Mandarin), glattejern [neuter] (Danish), hiustensuoristusrauta (Finnish), suoristusrauta (Finnish), hiustensuoristin (Finnish), fer à lisser [masculine] (French), fer plat [masculine] (French), Glätteisen [neuter] (German), piastra per capelli [feminine] (Italian), үсний индүү (üsnii indüü) (Mongolian), prostownica [feminine] (Polish), chapinha [feminine] (Portuguese), plattång [common-gender] (Swedish), saç düzleştirici (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-straightener-en-noun-llJE2ecv Disambiguation of Tools: 49 23 20 8 Disambiguation of 'metal tongs used for straightening hair': 93 5 2 0
  2. Anyone or anything which straightens. Categories (topical): Hair Translations (anyone or anything which straightens): 矫直机 (Chinese Mandarin), 矫直装置 (Chinese Mandarin), suoristaja (Finnish), oikaisija (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-straightener-en-noun-tqATVaf- Disambiguation of Hair: 23 53 22 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 50 38 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 18 48 30 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 52 32 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 54 36 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 58 34 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 65 23 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 54 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 55 27 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 54 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 56 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 54 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 13 57 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 52 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 50 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 55 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 55 26 4 Disambiguation of 'anyone or anything which straightens': 1 95 3 0
  3. (slang) A prearranged fight to settle a dispute. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-straightener-en-noun-ljpKacEf
  4. (slang) A bribe. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-straightener-en-noun-l~DXJzs0

Inflected forms

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