straight
- Adjective. Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
- Adjective. (obsolete) Stretched out; fully extended. (defdate, 15th-16th c.) .
- Adjective. Of a path, trajectory etc.: direct, undeviating. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
- Adjective. Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
- Adjective. Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
- Adjective. Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
- Adjective. (tennis) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
- Adjective. In a row, in unbroken sequence. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
- Adjective. In proper order; as it should be. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
- Adjective. Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
- Adjective. (cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
- Adjective. (colloquial) Conventional, socially acceptable; unadventurous. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
- Adjective. (colloquial) Not using alcohol, drugs etc. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
- Adjective. (colloquial) Heterosexual.
- Adverb. Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- Adverb. Of movement or travel, directly; without pause, delay or detour.
- Adverb. Continuously; without interruption or pause.
- Noun. A part of a racecourse, running track or other road etc that is not curved.
- Noun. A heterosexual.
- Noun. In poker, five cards in sequence.
- Noun. (slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
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