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Word entry · 10 letters

straighten

Best crossword clue

"Make orderly"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɹeɪtn̩/Part of speech verbSorted aeghinrsttStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2T3R4A5I6G7H8T9E10N

Definitions

  1. put (things or places) in order

Word origin

From straight + -en. Compare Scots strauchten (“to straighten”).

Used in a sentence

  • to straighten one's affairs
  • straighten one's account
  • Tuilagi and Ashton started in lively fashion, centre Tuilagi doing what he does best, straightening and bursting into the line, and Ashton always looking to leave his wing and get involved in the action.

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