straight

Meaning of straight

noun
  1. Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
  2. Five cards in sequence.
  3. A heterosexual.
    My friends call straights "heteros".
  4. A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
  5. A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.

verb

To straighten.

adjective
  1. Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
  2. (of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
  3. Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
  4. Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
  5. Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
  6. Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
  7. Serious rather than comedic.
  8. In proper order; as it should be.
  9. In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.
    After four straight wins, Mudchester United are top of the league.
  10. Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
  11. Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.
    a straight Democrat
  12. Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others.
    a straight ballot
  13. Conventional, mainstream, socially acceptable.
  14. Heterosexual, attracted to people of the opposite sex.
  15. (of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex.
    straight marriage, sex, relationship
  16. Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.
  17. Not plus size; thin.
    shopping at a straight-sized store
  18. Strait; narrow.
  19. Stretched out; fully extended.
  20. Thorough; utter; unqualified.
  21. Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
  22. Concerning the property allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).
adverb
  1. Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
    Go straight back.
  2. Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
    On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.
  3. Continuously; without interruption or pause.
    He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.

Information about straight

  • The plural form of straight is: straights.
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Hyphenation of straight

straight

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
  • straight is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

straight synonyms

Meaning consecutive:

consecutive

Meaning unbent:

unbent, unbowed

Meaning square:

square, straightforward

Meaning uncoiled:

uncoiled

Meaning true:

true

Meaning neat:

neat

Meaning heterosexual:

heterosexual

Meaning straightaway:

straightaway

Meaning directly:

directly, direct, flat

Meaning :

breeder, hetero, straightedge

straight antonyms

Meaning :

bent, crooked, curved

Translation of straight

Words that rhyme with straight

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