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Quick definitions from WordNet (straight)
▸ noun: a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
▸ noun: a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
▸ noun: a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
▸ adjective: not homosexual
▸ adjective: erect in posture ("He was straight with something angry in his attitude")
▸ adjective: having no deviations ("Straight lines")
▸ adjective: without curves
▸ adjective: honest and morally upright ("I just want a straight answer to the question")
▸ adjective: neatly arranged; not disorderly ("The room is straight now")
▸ adjective: right; in keeping with the facts ("Set the record straight")
▸ adjective: successive (without a break) ("Sick for five straight days")
▸ adjective: following a correct or logical method ("Straight reasoning")
▸ adjective: reliable in matters of fact ("He was always straight with me")
▸ adjective: (of hair) having no waves or curls ("Her naturally straight hair hung long and silky")
▸ adjective: characterized by honesty and fairness
▸ adjective: no longer coiled
▸ adjective: rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
▸ adjective: without water
▸ adjective: accurately fitted; level
▸ adverb: in a straight line; in a direct course ("The road runs straight")
▸ adverb: without deviation
▸ adverb: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly ("Told me straight out")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5018)
▸ Also see straights
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to straight
▸ Usage examples for straight
▸ Popular adjectives describing straight
▸ Popular nouns described by straight
▸ Words that often appear near straight
▸ Rhymes of straight
▸ Invented words related to straight
▸ noun: a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
▸ noun: a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
▸ noun: a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
▸ adjective: not homosexual
▸ adjective: erect in posture ("He was straight with something angry in his attitude")
▸ adjective: having no deviations ("Straight lines")
▸ adjective: without curves
▸ adjective: honest and morally upright ("I just want a straight answer to the question")
▸ adjective: neatly arranged; not disorderly ("The room is straight now")
▸ adjective: right; in keeping with the facts ("Set the record straight")
▸ adjective: successive (without a break) ("Sick for five straight days")
▸ adjective: following a correct or logical method ("Straight reasoning")
▸ adjective: reliable in matters of fact ("He was always straight with me")
▸ adjective: (of hair) having no waves or curls ("Her naturally straight hair hung long and silky")
▸ adjective: characterized by honesty and fairness
▸ adjective: no longer coiled
▸ adjective: rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
▸ adjective: without water
▸ adjective: accurately fitted; level
▸ adverb: in a straight line; in a direct course ("The road runs straight")
▸ adverb: without deviation
▸ adverb: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly ("Told me straight out")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5018)
▸ Also see straights
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to straight
▸ Usage examples for straight
▸ Popular adjectives describing straight
▸ Popular nouns described by straight
▸ Words that often appear near straight
▸ Rhymes of straight
▸ Invented words related to straight