dekinkv.
/diːˈkɪŋk/ transitive. To remove kinks from.
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the world > space > shape > straightness > make straight [verb (transitive)]
unfoldc890
evenOE
rightc1275
rectifyc1475
straight1530
unbow1538
straighten1542
unarch1598
uncrisp1598
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undouble1611
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unwind1614
bendc1616
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evolve1689
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unkink1891
dekink1957
1957 Observer 7 July 2/5 A process for dekinking the hair [of Negro women].
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deˈkinking n.
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the world > space > shape > straightness > [noun] > making straight
straightening1688
alignment1829
dekinking1936
1936 J. Grierson High Failure viii. 189 He would come down to help with the dekinking and rewinding of the aerial.
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