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Straight

[n] a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
[n] a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
[n] a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
[adv] without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
[adv] 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"
[adj] erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
[adv] in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight"
[adj] right; in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
[adj] successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"
[adj] (slang) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
[adj] following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"
[adj] reliable in matters of fact; "he was always straight with me"
[adj] without water; "took his whiskey neat"
[adj] accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"
[adj] (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"
[adj] (informal) not homosexual
[adj] characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing"
[adj] having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
[adj] without curves
[adj] no longer coiled
[adj] honest and morally upright; "I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing"
[adj] neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"


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