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# straightener

«straightener» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thing that makes something straight** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a straightener, straighteners)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A straightener is a thing that makes something straight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/#m1)

2) Hair straighteners are a hot electric tool with two flat plates used to make curly or wavy hair straight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life and home safety: hair straighteners get very hot and can burn skin or start a fire; unplug them after use and keep them away from small children. Usually plural: "straighteners".

### examples

- My sister uses straighteners on her hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/#x1)
- Hair straighteners get very hot, so don't touch the plates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/#x2)
- Unplug the straighteners when you finish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/#x3)
- Put the straighteners on a heat-proof mat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/#x4)
- The straightener left her hair smooth and flat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/#x5)
- Mum keeps the straighteners out of reach of the baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/#x6)

### note

Countable; hair tools are often called "straighteners" (plural) or "a pair of straighteners". In the USA also "flat iron". From the verb "straighten".

### In the corpora

- [Hair straighteners get very hot, so they are switched off and put on a heat mat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/118-energy-pets-and-bathroom/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «straightener» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.