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