The difference between Flatiron and Straightener
When used as nouns, flatiron means a simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove, whereas straightener means a pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
Flatiron is also adjective with the meaning: having a flatiron shape.
check bellow for the other definitions of Flatiron and Straightener
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Flatiron as a noun:
A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove
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Flatiron as a noun:
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
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Flatiron as a noun (especially referring to the shape of a building):
a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
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Flatiron as a noun (geomorphology):
A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
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Flatiron as a noun:
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Flatiron as an adjective:
Having a flatiron shape.
Examples:
"a flatiron building"
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Straightener as a noun:
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
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Straightener as a noun:
Anyone or anything which straightens.
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Straightener as a noun (slang):
A prearranged fight to settle a dispute.