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ADJECTIVE | 1 | straight, consecutive | Successive (without a break) |
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2 | straight | Having no deviations | |
3 | straight | (of hair) having no waves or curls | |
4 | straight, unbent, unbowed, upright | Erect in posture | |
5 | straight | Right | |
6 | straight | Honest and morally upright | |
7 | straight, uncoiled | No longer coiled | |
8 | straight | Without curves | |
9 | straight | Neatly arranged | |
10 | straight, square | Characterized by honesty and fairness | |
11 | straight | Not homosexual | |
12 | straight, true | Accurately fitted | |
13 | straight, neat, full-strength | Without water | |
14 | straight | Reliable in matters of fact | |
15 | straight | Following a correct or logical method | |
16 | straight, square | Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned | |
ADVERB | 1 | straight, directly, direct | Without deviation |
2 | straight, directly, flat | In a forthright manner | |
3 | straight | In a straight line | |
NOUN | 1 | straight, heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person | A heterosexual person |
2 | straight | A poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit) | |
3 | straight, straightaway | A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse |
Sounds | strey't |
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Rhymes | abate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 533 more rhymes in eyt at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Successive (without a break). |
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Examples | "sick for five straight days" |
Synonyms | consecutive |
Similar to | continuous, uninterrupted |
Meaning | Having no deviations. |
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Examples | "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders" |
Attribute of | shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation |
Similar | aligned; unbent; untwisted |
See also | direct; vertical, perpendicular |
Contrary | crooked |
Adverbs | straight |
Meaning | (of hair) having no waves or curls. |
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Examples | "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky" |
Attribute of | curliness |
Similar | uncurled; unpermed |
Contrary | curly |
Meaning | Erect in posture. |
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Examples | he was straight with something angry in his attitude" |
Synonyms | unbent, unbowed, upright |
Similar to | erect, vertical, upright |
Meaning | Right. In keeping with the facts. |
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Examples | "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report" |
Similar to | accurate |
Meaning | Honest and morally upright. |
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Examples | "I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing" |
Attribute of | honesty, honestness |
Similar | aboveboard, straightforward; guileless, transparent; straightarrow |
See also | honest, honorable; lawful |
Contrary | crooked, corrupt |
Meaning | No longer coiled. |
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Synonyms | uncoiled |
Similar | uncurled; unwound |
Contrary | coiled |
Meaning | Without curves. |
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Similar | trabeated, trabeate; uncurved, uncurving |
Contrary | curved, curving |
Meaning | Neatly arranged. Not disorderly. |
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Examples | "the room is straight now" |
Similar to | tidy |
Meaning | Characterized by honesty and fairness. |
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Synonyms | square |
Similar to | honest, honorable |
Meaning | Not homosexual. |
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Similar to | heterosexual |
Usage | colloquialism |
Meaning | Accurately fitted. Level. |
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Synonyms | true |
Similar to | even |
Meaning | Without water. |
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Synonyms | neat, full-strength |
Similar to | undiluted |
Meaning | Reliable in matters of fact. |
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Examples | "he was always straight with me" |
Similar to | reliable, dependable |
Meaning | Following a correct or logical method. |
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Examples | "straight reasoning" |
Similar to | correct, right |
Meaning | Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned. |
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Synonyms | square |
Similar to | conventional |
Usage | cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular |
Meaning | A heterosexual person. Someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex. |
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Synonyms | heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person |
Narrower | fucker |
Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul |
Meaning | A poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit). |
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Broader | poker hand |
Meaning | A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse. |
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Synonyms | straightaway |
Narrower | stretch |
Broader | section, segment |
Meaning | Without deviation. |
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Synonyms | directly, direct |
Adjectives | straight |
Meaning | In a forthright manner. Candidly or frankly. |
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Examples | "told me straight out" |
Synonyms | directly, flat |
Contrary | indirectly |
Meaning | In a straight line. In a direct course. |
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Examples | "the road runs straight" |