Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which straightens.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, straightens.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A pair of metal tongs with heated, ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
  • noun Anyone or anything which straightens.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a device for straightening

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Examples

  • She blew her hair dry but left it long and curly rather than wasting time with the straightener.

    At Hidden Falls Barbara Freethy 2011

  • She blew her hair dry but left it long and curly rather than wasting time with the straightener.

    At Hidden Falls Barbara Freethy 2011

  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Goeres-Arce, a stylist in Escondido, California, says "I went to the doctor and was put on an inhaler" two months after she started treating her clients with the straightener.

    FDA Blasts Brazilian Blowouts Anna Almendrala 2011

  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Goeres-Arce, a stylist in Escondido, California, says "I went to the doctor and was put on an inhaler" two months after she started treating her clients with the straightener.

    FDA Blasts Brazilian Blowouts Anna Almendrala 2011

  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Goeres-Arce, a stylist in Escondido, California, says "I went to the doctor and was put on an inhaler" two months after she started treating her clients with the straightener.

    FDA Blasts Brazilian Blowouts Anna Almendrala 2011

  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Goeres-Arce, a stylist in Escondido, California, says "I went to the doctor and was put on an inhaler" two months after she started treating her clients with the straightener.

    FDA Blasts Brazilian Blowouts Anna Almendrala 2011

  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Goeres-Arce, a stylist in Escondido, California, says "I went to the doctor and was put on an inhaler" two months after she started treating her clients with the straightener.

    FDA Blasts Brazilian Blowouts Anna Almendrala 2011

  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Goeres-Arce, a stylist in Escondido, California, says "I went to the doctor and was put on an inhaler" two months after she started treating her clients with the straightener.

    FDA Blasts Brazilian Blowouts Anna Almendrala 2011

  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Goeres-Arce, a stylist in Escondido, California, says "I went to the doctor and was put on an inhaler" two months after she started treating her clients with the straightener.

    FDA Blasts Brazilian Blowouts Anna Almendrala 2011

  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Goeres-Arce, a stylist in Escondido, California, says "I went to the doctor and was put on an inhaler" two months after she started treating her clients with the straightener.

    FDA Blasts Brazilian Blowouts Anna Almendrala 2011

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