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All straighten synonyms

straight·en
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verb straighten

  • make ready — the state or condition of being ready.
  • outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
  • make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
  • fine tune — to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
  • hackle — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
  • cataloging — Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).
  • comb — A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair.
  • line up — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
  • carded — a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
  • clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
  • knock down — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • hackles — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
  • hackling — Present participle of hackle.
  • align — If you align yourself with a particular group, you support them because you have the same political aim.
  • catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
  • make for — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
  • organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • hatchel — hackle1 (def 5).
  • get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • flatten — to make flat.
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
  • adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
  • lay low — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
  • cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
  • mow down — to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
  • carding — the process of preparing the fibres of cotton, wool, etc, for spinning
  • conk — to strike (someone) a blow, esp on the head or nose
  • allineate — To align.
  • cataloged — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
  • dress — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
  • get going — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
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