straight
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. successive (without a break)
- sick for five straight days
Similar word(s): continuous, uninterrupted, consecutive
2. having no deviations
- straight lines
- straight roads across the desert
- straight teeth
Similar word(s): direct, perpendicular, vertical, aligned, unbent, untwisted
3. (of hair) having no waves or curls
- her naturally straight hair hung long and silky
Similar word(s): uncurled, unpermed
4. erect in posture
- sit straight
Similar word(s): erect, upright, vertical, unbent, unbowed
5. in keeping with the facts
- set the record straight
- made sure the facts were straight in the report
Similar word(s): accurate
6. characterized by honesty and fairness
- straight dealing
Similar word(s): honest, honorable, lawful, aboveboard, straightforward, guileless, transparent, straightarrow, square
7. no longer coiled
Similar word(s): uncurled, uncoiled
8. free from curves or angles
- a straight line
Similar word(s): trabeate, trabeated, uncurved, uncurving
9. neatly arranged; not disorderly
- the room is straight now
Similar word(s): tidy
10. not homosexual
Similar word(s): heterosexual
11. accurately fitted; level
12. without evasion or compromise
- he is not being as straightforward as it appears
Similar word(s): direct, square, straightforward
13. (of an alcoholic drink) without water
Similar word(s): undiluted, neat
14. following a correct or logical method
- straight reasoning
Similar word(s): correct, right
15. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
Similar word(s): conventional, square
Sentences with straight as an adjective:
- a straight Republican; a straight Democrat
- a straight ballot
adverb
1. without deviation
Similar word(s): direct, directly
2. in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
- told me straight out
Similar word(s): directly, flat
3. in a straight line; in a direct course
- the road runs straight
Sentences with straight as an adverb:
- The door will be straight ahead of you.
- Go straight back.
- On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.
- He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.
noun
1. a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Similar word(s): heterosexual
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
2. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
Definition categories: group
3. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
Similar word(s): straightaway
Definition categories: man–made, section, segment
Sentences with straight as a noun:
- My friends call straights "heteros".
verb
1. (transitive) To straighten.