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straight > 22 senses
ADJECTIVE1straight, consecutiveSuccessive (without a break)
2straightHaving no deviations
3straight(of hair) having no waves or curls
4straight, unbent, unbowed, uprightErect in posture
5straightRight
6straightHonest and morally upright
7straight, uncoiledNo longer coiled
8straightWithout curves
9straightNeatly arranged
10straight, squareCharacterized by honesty and fairness
11straightNot homosexual
12straight, trueAccurately fitted
13straight, neat, full-strengthWithout water
14straightReliable in matters of fact
15straightFollowing a correct or logical method
16straight, squareRigidly conventional or old-fashioned
ADVERB1straight, directly, directWithout deviation
2straight, directly, flatIn a forthright manner
3straightIn a straight line
NOUN1straight, heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight personA heterosexual person
2straightA poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
3straight, straightawayA straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
straight > pronunciation
Soundsstrey't
Rhymesabate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 533 more rhymes in eyt at the HyperDic website...
straight > adjective 1
MeaningSuccessive (without a break).
Examples"sick for five straight days"
Synonymsconsecutive
Similar tocontinuous, uninterrupted
straight > adjective 2
MeaningHaving no deviations.
Examples"straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
Attribute ofshape, form, configuration, contour, conformation
Similaraligned; unbent; untwisted
See alsodirect; vertical, perpendicular
Contrarycrooked
Adverbsstraight
straight > adjective 3
Meaning(of hair) having no waves or curls.
Examples"her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"
Attribute ofcurliness
Similaruncurled; unpermed
Contrarycurly
straight > adjective 4
MeaningErect in posture.
Exampleshe was straight with something angry in his attitude"
Synonymsunbent, unbowed, upright
Similar toerect, vertical, upright
straight > adjective 5
MeaningRight. In keeping with the facts.
Examples"set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
Similar toaccurate
straight > adjective 6
MeaningHonest and morally upright.
Examples"I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing"
Attribute ofhonesty, honestness
Similaraboveboard, straightforward; guileless, transparent; straightarrow
See alsohonest, honorable; lawful
Contrarycrooked, corrupt
straight > adjective 7
MeaningNo longer coiled.
Synonymsuncoiled
Similaruncurled; unwound
Contrarycoiled
straight > adjective 8
MeaningWithout curves.
Similartrabeated, trabeate; uncurved, uncurving
Contrarycurved, curving
straight > adjective 9
MeaningNeatly arranged. Not disorderly.
Examples"the room is straight now"
Similar totidy
straight > adjective 10
MeaningCharacterized by honesty and fairness.
Synonymssquare
Similar tohonest, honorable
straight > adjective 11
MeaningNot homosexual.
Similar toheterosexual
Usagecolloquialism
straight > adjective 12
MeaningAccurately fitted. Level.
Synonymstrue
Similar toeven
straight > adjective 13
MeaningWithout water.
Synonymsneat, full-strength
Similar toundiluted
straight > adjective 14
MeaningReliable in matters of fact.
Examples"he was always straight with me"
Similar toreliable, dependable
straight > adjective 15
MeaningFollowing a correct or logical method.
Examples"straight reasoning"
Similar tocorrect, right
straight > adjective 16
MeaningRigidly conventional or old-fashioned.
Synonymssquare
Similar toconventional
Usagecant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
straight > noun 1, person
MeaningA heterosexual person. Someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex.
Synonymsheterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person
Narrowerfucker
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
straight > noun 2, group
MeaningA poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit).
Broaderpoker hand
straight > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA straight segment of a roadway or racecourse.
Synonymsstraightaway
Narrowerstretch
Broadersection, segment
straight > adverb 1
MeaningWithout deviation.
Synonymsdirectly, direct
Adjectivesstraight
straight > adverb 2
MeaningIn a forthright manner. Candidly or frankly.
Examples"told me straight out"
Synonymsdirectly, flat
Contraryindirectly
straight > adverb 3
MeaningIn a straight line. In a direct course.
Examples"the road runs straight"

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