noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of making something straight.

   "The lands and sites of houses which may under the provisions of this Act be vested in the Corporation for street widenings and straightenings […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of straighten form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

accommodateaccordadaptadjustagree witharrange

Example

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"Tom spent most of the morning straightening up his office."

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