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1. (noun) heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straight
a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

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

3. (noun) straightaway, straight
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

4. (adj) straight, consecutive
successive (without a break)
"sick for five straight days"

5. (adj) straight
having no deviations
"straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"

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

7. (adj) straight, unbent, unbowed
erect in posture
"sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"

8. (adj) straight
in keeping with the facts
"set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"

9. (adj) straight, square
characterized by honesty and fairness
"straight dealing"; "a square deal"

10. (adj) uncoiled, straight
no longer coiled

11. (adj) straight
free from curves or angles
"a straight line"

12. (adj) straight
neatly arranged; not disorderly
"the room is straight now"

13. (adj) straight
not homosexual

14. (adj) true, straight
accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn't quite true"

15. (adj) square(a), straightforward, straight
without evasion or compromise
"a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

16. (adj) neat, straight, full-strength
without water
"took his whiskey neat"

17. (adj) straight
following a correct or logical method
"straight reasoning"

18. (adj) square, straight
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

19. (adverb) directly, straight, direct
without deviation
"the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

20. (adverb) directly, flat, straight
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"

21. (adverb) straight
in a straight line; in a direct course
"the road runs straight"

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