straight edge

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

a strip of wood, metal or plastic with a straight edge used for drawing accurate straight lines, or checking them

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

Same word in other sources

straight edgeEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus straight edgeEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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stove stow stowage stowaway straddle strafe straggle straggler straggly straight straight arrow

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straight edge