STRAIGHTEDGE

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 I. (noun) 

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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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