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straight
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Adjective
  • rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
  • following a correct or logical method
    • straight reasoning
  • without water
    • took his whiskey neat
  • without evasion or compromise
    • a square contradiction
    • he is not being as straightforward as it appears
  • accurately fitted; level
    • the window frame isn't quite true
  • not homosexual
  • neatly arranged; not disorderly
    • the room is straight now
  • free from curves or angles
    • a straight line
  • no longer coiled
  • characterized by honesty and fairness
    • straight dealing
    • a square deal
  • in keeping with the facts
    • set the record straight
    • made sure the facts were straight in the report
  • erect in posture
    • sit straight
    • stood defiantly with unbowed back
  • (of hair) having no waves or curls
    • her naturally straight hair hung long and silky
  • having no deviations
    • straight lines
    • straight roads across the desert
    • straight teeth
    • straight shoulders
  • successive (without a break)
    • sick for five straight days
Noun
  • a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
  • a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
  • a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Adverb
  • in a straight line; in a direct course
    • the road runs straight
  • in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
    • he didn't answer directly
    • told me straight out
    • came out flat for less work and more pay
  • without deviation
    • the path leads directly to the lake
    • went direct to the office
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