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
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
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."