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US
/ˈstɹeɪt/
]
[ UK /stɹˈeɪt/ ]
[ UK /stɹˈeɪt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(of hair) having no waves or curls
her naturally straight hair hung long and silky -
erect in posture
sit straight
stood defiantly with unbowed back -
neatly arranged; not disorderly
the room is straight now -
without evasion or compromise
he is not being as straightforward as it appears
a square contradiction -
characterized by honesty and fairness
a square deal
straight dealing - no longer coiled
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(of an alcoholic drink) without water
took his whiskey neat -
having no deviations
straight lines
straight roads across the desert
straight teeth
straight shoulders -
following a correct or logical method
straight reasoning -
successive (without a break)
sick for five straight days - not homosexual
-
accurately fitted; level
the window frame isn't quite true - rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
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in keeping with the facts
set the record straight
made sure the facts were straight in the report -
free from curves or angles
a straight line
ADVERB
-
without deviation
went direct to the office
the path leads directly to the lake -
in a straight line; in a direct course
the road runs straight -
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
NOUN
- a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
How To Use straight In A Sentence
- Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight. Looking for the Lost Greeks
- He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things.
- So I cringe when a local newsperson shoves a microphone in the face of some young 95-pound twink (Straight Translation: a twink is a skinny homosexual with a lot of moxie). Max Mutchnick: Where Is My Martin Luther Queen?
- A few alpha particles were deflected from their straight course.
- Perhaps it comes straight out of that party line dictionary that was written in a smoke-filled room in Sevastapol Street by the same faceless Provo apparatchik who a few years back advocated the practically endless use of the term 'securocrat'. Archive 2009-01-01
- Every time I can scrape a few quid together, I smack 'em straight into the premium bonds.
- They are weird stubby boats, and you have to do a lot more work to propel and keep them on a straight course through the water.
- I often position an athlete in front of a mirror that has grid lines on it, ask them to close their eyes and stand up straight. Muscle Management
- With people still applauding, he jumped off the stage and made his way straight towards me. Times, Sunday Times
- They searched for his body, handlining with grappling hooks, setting gill nets straight offshore and hauling seine. AMAGANSETT
