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Straight

noun
/stɹeɪt/
Word Frequency: 42.0

Definitions

1.nounSomething that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
2.nounFive cards in sequence.
3.nounA heterosexual.
"My friends call straights "heteros"."
4.nounA normal person; someone in mainstream society.
5.nounA cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.
6.verbTo straighten.
7.adjectiveNot crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
8.adjective(of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
9.adjectivePerfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
10.adjectiveDescribing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
11.adjectiveDirect in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
12.adjectiveFree from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
13.adjectiveSerious rather than comedic.
14.adjectiveIn proper order; as it should be.
15.adjectiveIn a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.
"After four straight wins, Mudchester United are top of the league."
16.adjectiveDescribing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
17.adjectiveMaking no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.
"a straight Democrat"
18.adjectiveContaining the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others.
"a straight ballot"
19.adjectiveConventional, mainstream, socially acceptable.
20.adjectiveHeterosexual, attracted to people of the opposite sex.
21.adjective(of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex.
"straight marriage, sex, relationship"
22.adjectiveNot using alcohol, drugs, etc.
23.adjectiveNot plus size; thin.
"shopping at a straight-sized store"
24.adjectiveStrait; narrow.
25.adjectiveStretched out; fully extended.
26.adjectiveThorough; utter; unqualified.
27.adjectiveOf spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
28.adjectiveConcerning 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).
29.adverbOf a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
"Go straight back."
30.adverbDirectly; without pause, delay or detour.
"On arriving at work, he went straight to his office."
31.adverbContinuously; without interruption or pause.
"He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight."

Synonyms

breederheterostraightedgedirectlystraightforwarddirectrightaccuratehonesttruedependablereliable

Antonyms

bentcrookedcurved

Rhymes With

elucidatearticulatedesolatefacilitateprofligateexplicatedeliberatedelineate
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