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Straight

adverb

1.

Without deviation. Synonyms: direct, directly. "Went direct to the office"

2.

In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly. Synonyms: directly, flat. "Told me straight out" , "Came out flat for less work and more pay"

3.

In a straight line; in a direct course.

adjective

1.

Successive (without a break). Synonym: consecutive.

2.

Having no deviations. "Straight roads across the desert" , "Straight teeth" , "Straight shoulders"

3.

(of hair) having no waves or curls.

4.

Erect in posture. Synonyms: unbent, unbowed. "Stood defiantly with unbowed back"

5.

In keeping with the facts. "Made sure the facts were straight in the report"

6.

Characterized by honesty and fairness. Synonym: square. "A square deal"

7.

No longer coiled. Synonym: uncoiled.

8.

Free from curves or angles.

9.

Neatly arranged; not disorderly.

10.

Not homosexual.

11.

Accurately fitted; level. Synonym: true.

12.

Without evasion or compromise. Synonyms: square, straightforward. "He is not being as straightforward as it appears"

13.

Without water. Synonyms: full-strength, neat.

14.

Following a correct or logical method.

15.

Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned. Synonym: square.

noun

1.

A heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex. Synonyms: heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person.

2.

A poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit).

3.

A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse. Synonym: straightaway.

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"Straight" Quotes from Famous Books

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... instrument out. It was later, when I was talking to Thurston's people about the price, that the whim seized me. Now it is the one fixed rule of my life to obey my whims. Whatever occurs to me as a possibly pleasant thing to do, straight like a hash, I go and do it. It is the only way that a person with means, with plenty of money, can preserve any freshness of character. If they stop to think what it would be prudent to do, they get crusted over immediately. That is ...

— The Damnation of Theron Ware • Harold Frederic

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