STRAIGHT

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

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