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straight

adjective

successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"
Synonyms: consecutive Similar: continuous, uninterrupted
having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
Antonyms: crooked Similar: aligned, unbent, untwisted
(of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"
Antonyms: curly Similar: uncurled, unpermed
erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
Synonyms: unbent, unbowed, upright Similar: erect, vertical, upright
right; in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
Similar: accurate
honest and morally upright; "I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing"
Antonyms: crooked, corrupt Similar: aboveboard, straightforward, guileless, transparent, straightarrow
no longer coiled
Synonyms: uncoiled Antonyms: coiled Similar: uncurled, unwound
without curves
Antonyms: curved, curving Similar: trabeated, trabeate, uncurved, uncurving
neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"
Similar: tidy
characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing"
Synonyms: square Similar: honest, honorable
not homosexual
Similar: heterosexual
accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn''t quite true"
Synonyms: true Similar: even
without water; "took his whiskey neat"
Synonyms: full-strength, neat Similar: undiluted
reliable in matters of fact; "he was always straight with me"
Similar: reliable, dependable
following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"
Similar: correct, right
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
Synonyms: square Similar: conventional

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noun

a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Synonyms: heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person
a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
Synonyms: straightaway

adverb

without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
Synonyms: direct, directly
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"
Synonyms: directly, flat Antonyms: indirectly
in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight"

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