straightener
(noun) a device for straightening; “a hair straightener”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
straightener (plural straighteners)
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
Anyone or anything which straightens.
(slang) A prearranged fight to settle a dispute.
(slang) A bribe.
• restraighten
Source: Wiktionary
Straight"en*er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, straightens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
