re-straighten

straight·en

[streyt-n]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often followed by up or out ).

Origin:
1535–45; straight + -en1

straight·en·er, noun
o·ver·straight·en, verb
pre·straight·en, verb (used with object)
re·straight·en, verb
un·straight·ened, adjective
well-straight·ened, adjective
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straighten (ˈstreɪtən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (sometimes foll by up or out)
1.  to make or become straight
2.  (tr) to make neat or tidy: straighten your desk
 
'straightener
 
n

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Re-straighten is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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