STRAIGHT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) straight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
    Hypernyms(s) straight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a heterosexual person
    • someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) straight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

STRAIGHT as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • right
    • in keeping with the facts
    Usage Example(s)
    • set the record straight
    • made sure the facts were straight in the report
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  2. Meaning
    • successive (without a break)
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    • sick for five straight days
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  3. Meaning
    • rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
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  4. Meaning
    • following a correct or logical method
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    • straight reasoning
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  5. Meaning
    • reliable in matters of fact
    Usage Example(s)
    • he was always straight with me
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  6. Meaning
    • without water
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    • took his whiskey neat
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  7. Meaning
    • accurately fitted
    • level
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the window frame isn”t quite true
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  8. Meaning
    • (of hair) having no waves or curls
    Usage Example(s)
    • her naturally straight hair hung long and silky
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  9. Meaning
    • not homosexual
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  10. Meaning
    • characterized by honesty and fairness
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    • a square deal
    • wanted to do the square thing
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  11. Meaning
    • erect in posture
    • he was straight with something angry in his attitude”
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • behind him sat old man Arthur
    • stood defiantly with unbowed back
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  12. Meaning
    • having no deviations
    Usage Example(s)
    • straight lines
    • straight roads across the desert
    • straight teeth
    • straight shoulders
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  13. Meaning
    • without curves
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  14. Meaning
    • no longer coiled
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  15. Meaning
    • honest and morally upright
    Usage Example(s)
    • I just want a straight answer to the question
    • straight dealing
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  16. Meaning
    • neatly arranged
    • not disorderly
    Usage Example(s)
    • the room is straight now
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STRAIGHT as ADVERB

  1. Meaning
    • without deviation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the path leads directly to the lake
    • went direct to the office
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  2. Meaning
    • in a forthright manner
    • candidly or frankly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he didn”t answer directly
    • told me straight out
    • came out flat for less work and more pay
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  3. Meaning
    • in a straight line
    • in a direct course
    Usage Example(s)
    • the road runs straight