straighten
English Thesaurus
1. put (things or places) in order (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | order, |
| definition | : | bring order to or into (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | make, make up, |
| definition | : | put in order or neaten (verb.change) |
2. make straight or straighter (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | arrange, set up, |
| definition | : | put into a proper or systematic order (verb.contact) |
3. make straight (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | untwist, |
| definition | : | cause to become untwisted (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | unbend, |
| definition | : | free from flexure (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | extend, |
| definition | : | open or straighten out; unbend (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | untwine, |
| definition | : | undo what has been twined together (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | unweave, |
| definition | : | undo strands that have been woven together (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | comb, |
| definition | : | straighten with a comb (verb.contact) |
4. straighten by unrolling (verb.contact)
5. get up from a sitting or slouching position (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | change posture, |
| definition | : | undergo a change in bodily posture (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | rear, rise up, |
| definition | : | stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds (verb.motion) |
6. straighten up or out; make straight (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | change posture, |
| definition | : | undergo a change in bodily posture (verb.motion) |
7. make straight or straighter (verb.change)
| also | : | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, |
| definition | : | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (verb.cognition) |
8. make straight (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | straightener, |
| definition | : | a device for straightening (noun.artifact) |
9. straighten up or out; make straight (verb.motion)
| antonym | : | bend, flex, |
| definition | : | form a curve (verb.motion) |
10. make straight or straighter (verb.change)
| also | : | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, |
| definition | : | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (verb.cognition) |
11. make straight (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | straightener, |
| definition | : | a device for straightening (noun.artifact) |
12. straighten up or out; make straight (verb.motion)
| antonym | : | bend, flex, |
| definition | : | form a curve (verb.motion) |
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