straight
Noun
- A person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex (synset 110193566)
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A poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit) (synset 107974908)
is a type of: poker hand - the 5 cards held in a game of poker
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A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse (synset 104338264)
is a type of: section, segment - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole objectsubtypes: stretch - a straightaway section of a racetracksame as: straightaway
Adverb
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Without deviation (synset 400052386)
"the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
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In a forthright manner;
Candidly or frankly (synset 400058666)"he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" -
In a straight line;
In a direct course (synset 400511965)"the road runs straight"
Adjective
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Successive (without a break) (synset 300599155)
"sick for five straight days"similar to: continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruptionsame as: consecutive
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Having no deviations (synset 302318575)
"straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"also:
- direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
- perpendicular, vertical - at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
tells us about: configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) -
(of hair) having no waves or curls (synset 301034481)
"her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"
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Erect in posture (synset 301240627)
"sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
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In keeping with the facts (synset 300022999)
"set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"similar to: accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
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Characterized by honesty and fairness (synset 302326142)
"straight dealing"; "a square deal"also:tells us about: honestness, honesty - the quality of being honestsimilar to:
- aboveboard, straightforward - without concealment or deception; honest
- guileless, transparent - free of deceit
- straightarrow - conventionally moral and upright
same as: square -
No longer coiled (synset 302325950)
similar to: uncurled - not curledsame as: uncoiled
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Free from curves or angles (synset 302322264)
"a straight line"
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Neatly arranged;
Not disorderly (synset 302432754)"the room is straight now"similar to: tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits -
Not homosexual (synset 301204841)
domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsimilar to: heterosexual - sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
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Accurately fitted;
Level (synset 300914318)"the window frame isn't quite true"similar to: even - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)same as: true -
Without evasion or compromise (synset 300769662)
"a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"similar to: direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or actionsame as: square, straightforward
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(of an alcoholic drink) without water (synset 300760641)
"took his whiskey neat"similar to: undiluted - not dilutedsame as: full-strength, neat
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Following a correct or logical method (synset 300635146)
"straight reasoning"
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Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned (synset 300610234)
domain usage: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)similar to: conventional - unimaginative and conformistsame as: square
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