straight

/strˈeɪt/

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

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