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| braces |
an appliance made of wires and bands, attached to the teeth to straighten them and bring them into proper position. [1/2 definitions] |
| chambermaid |
a woman whose job is to clean and straighten hotel rooms or bedrooms. |
| conk2 |
to straighten (curly or kinky hair) chemically. [1/3 definitions] |
| extensor |
a muscle that serves to stretch or straighten part of the body, esp. an arm or a leg. |
| protractor |
a muscle that causes a body part to straighten, extend, or protrude; extensor. [1/2 definitions] |
| toggle joint |
a joint shaped like a knee or elbow, with two parts pivoted together so that pressure applied to the pivot point forces the parts to straighten and exert outward pressure at their free ends. |
| unbend |
to relax or remove the tension in or from (something bent, stretched taut, or the like); straighten; loosen. [2/3 definitions] |
| uncoil |
to straighten out from a coiled position; unwind. |
| uncurl |
to straighten. |
| untangle |
to make order out of; straighten out. [1/2 definitions] |
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