straight

Speech parts

1. straight - Noun

2. straight - Adjective

3. straight - Verb

4. straight - Adverb

6. straight - Adjective Satellite

7. Straight - Proper noun

Meaning

A variant of Strait, a.

Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber.

Approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve.

Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.

Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.

Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight.

Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot.

In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.

A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.

To straighten.

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Examples

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. Phyllis Diller

Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. Helen Keller

You cannot put straight in others what is warped in yourself. Athanasius of Alexandria

The straight road is the best. Hungarian Proverb

No one was ever lost on a straight road. Hindi Proverb

You can't drive straight on a twisting lane. Russian Proverb

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