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STRAIGHTEDGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does straightedge mean?
• STRAIGHTEDGE (noun)
The noun STRAIGHTEDGE has 1 sense:
1. hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
Familiarity information: STRAIGHTEDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("straightedge" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
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