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# straightener

noun (a straightener, straighteners)

«straightener» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A straightener is a thing that makes something straight. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/#m2)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «straightener» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straightener/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«straightener» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/straightener.html) on Mova free.