STRAIGHT

straight

1. [Adjective]: without curves

2. [Adjective]: honest and morally upright; "I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing"

3. [Adjective]: (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"

4. [Adjective]: having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"

5. [Adjective]: no longer coiled

6. [Noun]: a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

7. [Noun]: a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

8. [Noun]: a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)

9. [Adverb]: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

10. [Adverb]: in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight"

11. [Adverb]: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn''t answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"

12. erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"

13. successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"

14. following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"

15. without water; "took his whiskey neat"

16. characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing"

17. neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"

18. right; in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"

19. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

20. reliable in matters of fact; "he was always straight with me"

21. accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn''t quite true"

22. not homosexual

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