straight  /streɪt/

noun

1. a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

synset: heterosexual, heterosexual_person, straight_person, straight

2. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)

synset: straight

3. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

synset: straightaway, straight

adj

1. successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"

synset: straight, consecutive

2. having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"

synset: straight

antonym: crooked

3. (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"

synset: straight

antonym: curly

4. erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"

synset: straight, unbent, unbowed

5. in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"

synset: straight

6. characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"

synset: straight, square

antonym: crooked, corrupt

7. no longer coiled

synset: uncoiled, straight

antonym: coiled

8. free from curves or angles; "a straight line"

synset: straight

antonym: curved, curving

9. neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"

synset: straight

10. not homosexual

synset: straight

11. accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"

synset: true, straight

12. without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

synset: square, straightforward, straight

13. (of an alcoholic drink) without water; "took his whiskey neat"

synset: neat, straight, full-strength

14. following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"

synset: straight

15. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

synset: square, straight

adv

1. without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

synset: directly, straight, direct

2. 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"

synset: directly, flat, straight

antonym: indirectly

3. in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight"

synset: straight

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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