straightening

any of several tools for straightening fibers n

disentangles or arranges hair n the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds n any of several tools for straightening fibers n ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore n the act of drawing a comb through hair v straighten with a comb v search thoroughly v smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

Relating to the correcting or straightening out of something

n a depression in an otherwise level surface n (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon n a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places n tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped n a brief immersion n a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity n a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow n a brief swim in water n a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms v immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate v dip into a liquid while eating v go down momentarily v stain an object by immersing it in a liquid v take a small amount from v switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam v lower briefly v appear to move downward v slope downwards v dip into a liquid v place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax v immerse in a disinfectant solution v plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container v scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb