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straight
(str/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • having no deviations(adj.all)
    Example:
    Straight lines.
    Straight roads across the desert.
    Straight teeth.
    Straight shoulders.
    Antonym:
    crooked
    source: wordnet30
  • (of hair) having no waves or curls(adj.all)
    Example:
    Her naturally straight hair hung long and silky.
    Antonym:
    curly
    source: wordnet30
  • characterized by honesty and fairness(adj.all)
    Example:
    Straight dealing.
    Synonym:
    square
    Antonym:
    corrupt, crooked
    source: wordnet30
  • no longer coiled(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    uncoiled
    Antonym:
    coiled
    source: wordnet30
  • free from curves or angles(adj.all)
    Example:
    A straight line.
    Antonym:
    curved, curving
    source: wordnet30
  • A variant of Strait, a.(adjective)
    source: webster1913
  • Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person
    source: wordnet30
  • a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    straightaway
    source: wordnet30
  • A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • without deviation(adv.all)
    Synonym:
    direct, directly
    source: wordnet30
  • in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly(adv.all)
    Example:
    Told me straight out.
    Synonym:
    directly, flat
    Antonym:
    indirectly
    source: wordnet30
  • in a straight line; in a direct course(adv.all)
    Example:
    The road runs straight.
    source: wordnet30
  • In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • successive (without a break)(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sick for five straight days.
    Synonym:
    consecutive
    source: wordnet30
  • erect in posture(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sit straight.
    Synonym:
    unbent, unbowed
    source: wordnet30
  • in keeping with the facts(adj.all)
    Example:
    Set the record straight.
    Made sure the facts were straight in the report.
    source: wordnet30
  • neatly arranged; not disorderly(adj.all)
    Example:
    The room is straight now.
    source: wordnet30
  • not homosexual(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • accurately fitted; level(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    true
    source: wordnet30
  • without evasion or compromise(adj.all)
    Example:
    He is not being as straightforward as it appears.
    Synonym:
    square, straightforward
    source: wordnet30
  • without water(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    full-strength, neat
    source: wordnet30
  • following a correct or logical method(adj.all)
    Example:
    Straight reasoning.
    source: wordnet30
  • rigidly conventional or old-fashioned(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To straighten.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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