Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   straight·en

   /ˈstrātn/

   verb

   • 1. make or become straight: "she helped him straighten his tie" Similar make straightalignadjustarrangerearrangetidymake tidyneatenspruce upuncoilunkinkuncurl
   • ▪ make tidy or put in order again: "he sat down at his desk, straightening his things that Lee had moved" Similar put/set rightsort outiron outclear upsettleresolvefind a solution toput in ordertidy upregulateregularizerectifyrepairremedydisentangleunravelunsnarluntangleinformal:patch upOpposite confusecomplicate
   • ▪ stand or sit erect after bending: "he straightened up, using the bedside table for support" Similar stand upstand up straightstand uprightstraighten one's backOpposite bend over
   • ▪ (of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft) stop turning and move in a straight line.

   Derivatives

   • 1. straightener noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • H

     4

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › straightenStraighten Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › straighten

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb straighten, which means to make or become straight. See how to use straighten in phrases like straighten out or straighten up.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › straightenSTRAIGHTEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › straighten

   • Cached

   Straighten definition: to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often followed by up or out).. See examples of STRAIGHTEN used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTRAIGHTEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of straighten as a verb in English, with different senses and usage. See how to use straighten in sentences and phrases, and compare with related words and expressions.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › straightenStraighten - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › straighten

   When you straighten something, you either unbend it or tidy it up. So you might straighten your legs, get off the couch, and straighten the room. To make something straight is to straighten it. When you uncross your legs and stretch them out in front of you, you straighten them.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRAIGHTEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb straighten, which means to make or become straight, tidy, or upright. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and idioms related to straighten.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTRAIGHTEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of straighten as a verb in English, with different senses and phrasal verbs. See how to use straighten in sentences and compare it with irony.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › straightenStraighten - definition of straighten by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › straighten

   • Cached

   1. To resolve (a confusion or conflict). 2. To make less confused or troubled: tried to straighten out the problem student. straight′en·er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.