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straightener

straightener

3 3.5
A tool that makes hair smooth and flat using heat
  • noun
  • /ˈstreɪtənər/
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  • She used her new straightener to create a sleek look for her hair before the party.
  • a hair straightener
  • Brazilian hair straighteners

Maybe doing this with my straighteners is not the best idea.

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Examples

  • I've always found it easier to curl my hair with straighteners than I have with curlers.

  • Hey, could I borrow your straightener?

  • My final thoughts are that as a straightener, it works really, really well.

  • So the technique is you get your straightener and you put it underneath the hair like this.

  • When I was eleven, she bought me a hair straightener.

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  • I always bring my own hair straightener, though, because my mom's sucks.

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  • OK, so we have some bits for L'Oreal Steam pod, which is the hair straightener I got earlier.

  • One of the many glaring reasons why people love this CHI Hair Straightener is the ergonomic contoured design of the handle.

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  • Generally, deciding to apply too much heat to your hair causes damage; even the most fabulous CHI Straightener cannot conceal the fact that you have split ends and that your hair lacks luster.

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  • My GHD Eclipse straighteners, ladies and gentlemen's, if you want some good straighteners, you need to go GHD or you need to go home.

Synonyms

comb
vsstraightener
49 1.0

A flat tool with teeth used to untangle hair and fibers

is a stronger device aimed at reshaping or aligning rather than just arranging
ironer
vsstraightener
1 4.4

A person or machine that removes wrinkles from clothes by pressing them

is less specific and also covers tools for hair and other uses
steam iron
vsstraightener
3.2

A hair tool that uses steam to straighten or shape hair

is more general and makes hair and other materials flat or aligned
smoothing iron
vsstraightener
3.0

A tool with a flat hot metal base that removes creases from clothes

is broader and applies to hair or other materials beyond fabrics
flatwork ironer
vsstraightener
  • Specialized
9.9

A large machine that irons and dries sheets and tablecloths in laundries

is specialized for large laundry items, not for small styling or general shaping
roller ironer
vsstraightener
  • Specialized
7.9

A large machine with a hot roller that irons and dries things like sheets and tablecloths

is more general and applies beyond commercial linen pressing
comber
vsstraightener
  • Specialized
9.7

A machine that separates and straightens cotton or wool fibers before spinning

is broader and not limited to aligning fibers during manufacturing

How Effective

relaxer
3 6.0
straightener
3 3.5
blow dryer
  • US
11 2.7
comb
49 1.0
brush
145 1.0

Surface Forms

straightener singular
straighteners plural

Morphology

straightener = straighten (transparent) = straight + en + er

The agentive noun is transparently formed from the verb 'straighten' with the productive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Straightener comes from the word straight ('not bent or curved') plus -en ('to make') and -er ('one that does something'). So a straightener is literally 'something that makes things straight', like the tool used to smooth hair or other materials.