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 →

2) Hair straighteners are a hot electric tool with two flat plates used to make curly or wavy hair straight. tree →

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 →
• Hair straighteners get very hot, so don't touch the plates. tree →
• Unplug the straighteners when you finish. tree →
• Put the straighteners on a heat-proof mat. tree →
• The straightener left her hair smooth and flat. tree →
• Mum keeps the straighteners out of reach of the baby. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «straightener» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.