straightedge

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English

Alternative forms

• straight edge

Adjective

straightedge (comparative more straightedge, superlative most straightedge)

1. Living one's life against/without the use of alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs.

Noun

straightedge (plural straightedges)

1. A tool which is flat, rectangular and commonly made of wood, metal or plastic and is used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: ميزان زئبقي (Mizan Zibaqi) m
• Finnish: viivain (fi)
• German: Richtscheit (de) n, Richtlineal (de) n

• Greek: ρίγα (el) (ríga) f
• Russian: правило (ru) (pravilo)
• Volapük: stripöm (vo)