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Definition of Straightens
1. straighten [v] - See also: straighten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Straightens
Literary usage of Straightens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theological and Literary Journal (1851)
"... and puts them into his vice, and straightens or crooks them into the dogma,
that man is blamable before he chooses to do wrong; deserving of punishment ..."
2. Natural History for the Use of Schools and Families by Worthington Hooker (1860)
"It now suddenly lets go its hold, and straightens the body with such violence
that the noise produced by its hooks is very perceptible. ..."
3. Natural History for the Use of Schools and Families by Worthington Hooker (1867)
"It now suddenly lets go its hold, and straightens the body with such violence
that the noise produced by its hooks is very perceptible. ..."
4. Therapeutic Gazette (1894)
"Autopsy in cases examined several months after operation showed that the new
canal gradually shortens, straightens, and its walls become thicker. ..."
5. A California Tramp and Later Footprints: Or, Life on the Plains and in the by Thaddeus Stevens Kenderdine (1888)
"He gets the " extras," who are experts with the whip, to lash THE S straightens
TO AN J. the oxen, while strong arms are at the wheels. ..."
6. The Philosophy of Memory and Other Essays: Consisting of Articles on the by David Thomas Smith (1899)
"This instrument consists of a bent tube or hollow metal receiver which straightens
when steam is admitted to it under pressure, and which has an apparatus ..."
7. The Evolution of Life, Or, Causes of Change in Animal Forms: A Study in Biology by Hubbard Winslow Mitchell (1891)
"... banana, date, maize, rice — Invents weapons— Discovers fire — A cooler climate
whitens his skin and straightens his hair—He reaches the Mediterranean ..."
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