straight

• (r) without deviation
  • the path leads directly to the lake
  • went direct to the office
  direct, directly,
• (s) successive (without a break)
  • sick for five straight days
  consecutive,
• (r) 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
  flat, directly,
• (a) having no deviations
  • straight lines
  • straight roads across the desert
  • straight teeth
  • straight shoulders
• (a) (of hair) having no waves or curls
  • her naturally straight hair hung long and silky
• (r) in a straight line; in a direct course
  • the road runs straight
• (s) erect in posture
  • sit straight
  • stood defiantly with unbowed back
  unbowed, unbent,
• (s) in keeping with the facts
  • set the record straight
  • made sure the facts were straight in the report
• (a) characterized by honesty and fairness
  • straight dealing
  • a square deal
  square,
• (a) no longer coiled uncoiled,
• (a) free from curves or angles
  • a straight line
• (s) neatly arranged; not disorderly
  • the room is straight now
• (s) not homosexual
• (s) accurately fitted; level
  • the window frame isn't quite true
  true,
• (s) without evasion or compromise
  • a square contradiction
  • he is not being as straightforward as it appears
  straightforward, square,
• (s) without water
  • took his whiskey neat
  full-strength, neat,
• (s) following a correct or logical method
  • straight reasoning
• (s) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned square,

Nouns

• (n) a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person,
• (n) a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
• (n) a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse straightaway,

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