straighten
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often followed by up orout ).
straightener
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a word derived from
straighten.
Example Sentences
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Although the study did not find that the relationship between straightener and uterine cancer differed by race, it warned that the impacts may be greater for Black women because of a higher prevalence of use.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
Hair straightener use has also been tied in previous studies to a higher risk of ovarian and breast cancers.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
Dyson’s Supersonic hair dryer costs $400, while its Corrale hair straightener costs $500.
From The Verge ● Mar. 18, 2022
She didn’t have time to pack a hair straightener, let alone any of the Angels gear she had been saving for the occasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
And this Brother Tod Clifton, the youth leader, looked somehow like a hipster, a zoot suiter, a sharpie—except his head of Persian lamb's wool had never known a straightener.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
