Word Finder - straighten

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To cause to become straight.

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To become straight.

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To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.

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to straighten one's affairs, or an account

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To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).

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To bribe or corrupt.

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To stand up, especially from a sitting position.

I was trying to straighten that picture on the wall.

While you guys straighten the business end, I'll just leave this junk here.

The outermost layer of the cell-wall of the ripe spore splits along spiral lines, giving rise to the elaters; these two long strips of wall, attached by their middle points to the spore, tend to straighten out in dry, and close round the spore in damp air.

Simon sighed and stooped to straighten the leash a young borzoi had entangled; the count too sighed and, noticing the snuffbox in his hand, opened it and took a pinch.

I'm going down to see her and try to straighten things out—a quick round trip.

Hector in Missouri is gonna help me straighten it out.

Thank heavens I've managed to straighten you out.

She stared down at her shirt and absently tried to straighten the wrinkles.

It is only with the introduction of a wider outlook in the scientific study of history that it has been possible to straighten the perspective and modify the traditional scheme.

In practice the full advantage of this or any other similar combination is not realized, because of the friction of the sheaves against the pin or shaft, and more important still is the stiffness of the rope, which requires work to be done upon it to bend it round the sheave and straighten it again.

Bend arms slightly when turning in this position and straighten again when stepping on the spot or moving straight.

A Chameleon Mineral Hair Styler is a five in one hair styling tool that allows you to straighten, curl, flip out, or add volume to your hair.

You could straighten it, curl it, flip it out at the ends; anything you can think of can probably be done with the Chameleon Hair Styler.

You will feel added resistance as the legs straighten.

The work lost in pulling a given length of rope over a pulley is found by multiplying the length of the rope in feet by its stiffness in pounds, that stiffness being the excess of the tension at the leading side of the rope above that at the following side, which is necessary to bend it into a curve fitting the pulley, and then to straighten it again.

Since the chemicals used to straighten and relax black hair can be damaging to the locks as well as to the scalp, many people prefer a natural approach.

The way to achieve long waves with most hair types is to first straighten the hair with a flat iron and then using a curling iron, create long flowing waves.

One of the great things about hair is how easy it is to change, whether you try a new color, straighten your curls or curl your sleek tresses.

Young women with curly hair may opt to straighten their locks for prom, whereas someone with straight hair may feel glamorous by adding waves or curls.

It has been reported that Jennifer Aniston's hair stylist uses a sedu iron to style and straighten her hair.

Use a flat iron to straighten the bangs completely.

The gel in particular is a sought after product because it comes in two formulas, one to help straighten hair (another trendy look), and one to preserve the vivacity of curly hair.

Not only does it straighten hair easily and quickly in just a few strokes, it also creates waves and curls.

Straighten hair with iron following the steps above.

Follow above steps to straighten hair using iron.

Straighten bangs using a heated straightening iron.

If you have natural wave, wear your wave rather than straighten your locks.

There are many beautiful hairstyles for naturally curly hair, and it's much easier to flaunt your curls than work with styling tools to straighten them.

Brushing your hair, however, can help to stimulate your scalp and distribute natural oils, but don't view brushing as a way to straighten or tame unruly hair.

If you are going to use it to straighten your hair, for example, you take a section of your hair and run it through the flat iron slowly.

It's much easier for a stylist to straighten hair using this technique, especially if you have extremely curly hair.

With many ways to straighten your hair, you can have this celebrity look yourself.

You may choose to straighten your hair with a flatiron for a sleek look, or opt for romantic waves, which are perfect for a beach wedding.

Rather than let their hair air dry, they may straighten their perm with assorted round brushes and rock a bountiful straight style instead.

The treatment won't completely straighten your hair, nor will it take away any natural body or volume.

Since many women with black hair also regularly use heat appliances, relaxers that chemically straighten hair, and hair coloring; black hair requires extra care to keep it healthy looking and strong.

Once the wax is poured in, you may need to straighten your wick again.

This is why it's imperative that you straighten out your role immediately.

Assuming that the relationship with the roommate is platonic and has not been intimate, your man will be very surprised to read her email and will want to straighten everything out between all of you.

You can straighten the upper completely, where it will cover all of the lower leg.

A Forward Fold is easy to achieve--simply sit with your legs straight in front of you, straighten your back, and fold forward as far as is comfortable.

Straighten the legs and arms, engage the elbows, and keep the shoulders wide and relaxed.

Exhale and begin to straighten the arms, lifting the chest off the floor, elbows close to the body.

Straighten your spine from your pelvis all the way up to your neck; your head should neither be raised nor tucked in.

Mastering Mountain Pose means being able to straighten your knees (but don't lock them), tighten your leg muscles, and align your spine and shoulders to be upright and relaxed.

Straighten the arms as you lift your head off the floor, keeping your legs parallel.

Reach your chest toward the wall behind you, and begin to straighten the legs.

If your wife has used variations of her last name by hyphenating it and hasn't always been consistent, you'll have to straighten this out.

Straighten your desk at the end of the day putting things where they belong.

Completely straighten out the front wheel.