straightener
IPA: strˈeɪtʌnɝ
noun
- A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
- Anyone or anything which straightens.
- (slang) A prearranged fight to settle a dispute.
- (slang) A bribe.
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Examples of "straightener" in Sentences
- She blew her hair dry but left it long and curly rather than wasting time with the straightener.
- 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.