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straight

/stɹeɪt/

noun

Meaning

  • Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

  • Five cards in sequence.

  • A heterosexual.

    "My friends call straights "heteros"."

  • A normal person; someone in mainstream society.

  • A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.

Synonyms

breeder,
hetero

verb

Meaning

  • To straighten.

adjective

Meaning

  • Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.

  • (of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.

  • Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.

  • Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.

  • Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.

  • Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.

  • Serious rather than comedic.

  • In proper order; as it should be.

  • In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.

    "After four straight wins, Mudchester United are top of the league."

  • Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.

  • Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.

    "a straight Democrat"

  • Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others.

    "a straight ballot"

  • Conventional, mainstream, socially acceptable.

  • Heterosexual, attracted to people of the opposite sex.

  • (of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex.

    "straight marriage, sex, relationship"

  • Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.

  • Not plus size; thin.

    "shopping at a straight-sized store"

  • Strait; narrow.

  • Stretched out; fully extended.

  • Thorough; utter; unqualified.

  • Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.

  • Concerning the property allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).

Synonyms

straightedge

adverb

Meaning

  • Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.

    "Go straight back."

  • Directly; without pause, delay or detour.

    "On arriving at work, he went straight to his office."

  • Continuously; without interruption or pause.

    "He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight."