The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
STRAIGHTEN
tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away
(verb) put (things or places) in order; “Tidy up your room!”
straighten
(verb) make straight or straighter; “Straighten this post”; “straighten hair”
straighten, straighten out
(verb) make straight
straighten
(verb) get up from a sitting or slouching position; “The students straightened when the teacher entered”
straighten, unbend
(verb) straighten up or out; make straight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
straighten (third-person singular simple present straightens, present participle straightening, simple past and past participle straightened)
(transitive) To cause to become straight.
(intransitive) To become straight.
(transitive) To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
(transitive) To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
(transitive, slang) To bribe or corrupt.
(intransitive) To stand up, especially from a sitting position.
Anagrams
• astringeth, shattering
Source: Wiktionary
Straight"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Straighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Straighting.]
1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account. To straighten one's face, to cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.
Straight"en, v. t.
Definition: A variant of Straiten. [Obs. or R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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