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straighten

English

Etymology

From straight +? -en. Compare Scots strauchten (to straighten).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st?e?tn?/
  • Hyphenation: straight?en
  • Rhymes: -e?t?n

Verb

straighten (third-person singular simple present straightens, present participle straightening, simple past and past participle straightened)

  1. (transitive) To cause to become straight.
  2. (intransitive) To become straight.
  3. (transitive) To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
    to straighten one's affairs, or an account
  4. (transitive) To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
  5. (transitive, slang) To bribe or corrupt.
  6. (intransitive) To stand up, especially from a sitting position.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • straiten

Anagrams

  • astringeth, shattering

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plucker

English

Etymology

pluck +? -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pl?k?(?)/
  • Rhymes: -?k?(r)

Noun

plucker (plural pluckers)

  1. One who plucks.
    • 2007, "Festive facts at Christmas", Cambridge News, December
      Irishman Vincent Pilkington is the world's fastest turkey plucker at one minute and 30 seconds. He once plucked 244 turkeys in 24 hours.
  2. A machine for straightening and cleaning wool.

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