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straight |
Grep of noun straight straight straight-arm straight-fluted drill straight and narrow straight angle straight arch straight arrow straight chain straight chair straight face straight flush straight flute straight line straight man straight person straight pin straight poker straight razor straight shooter straight sinus straight ticket straightaway straightedge straightener straightforwardness straightjacket straightness Overview of noun straight The noun straight has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straight -- (a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex) 2. straight -- (a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)) 3. straightaway, straight -- (a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse) Overview of adj straight The adj straight has 16 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (10) straight, consecutive -- (successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days") 2. (6) straight -- (having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders") 3. (5) straight -- ((of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky") 4. (2) straight, unbent, unbowed, upright -- (erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back") 5. (1) straight -- (right; in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report") 6. straight -- (honest and morally upright; "I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing") 7. uncoiled, straight -- (no longer coiled) 8. straight -- (without curves) 9. straight -- (neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now") 10. square, straight -- (characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing") 11. straight -- ((informal) not homosexual) 12. true, straight -- (accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true") 13. neat, straight, full-strength -- (without water; "took his whiskey neat") 14. straight -- (reliable in matters of fact "he was always straight with me") 15. straight -- (following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning") 16. square, straight -- ((slang) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned) Overview of adv straight The adv straight has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) directly, straight, direct -- (without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office") 2. (7) 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") 3. (1) straight -- (in a straight line in a direct course; "the road runs straight") Antonyms of adj straight 16 senses of straight Sense 1 straight, consecutive INDIRECT (VIA continuous) -> discontinuous, noncontinuous Sense 2 straight (vs. crooked) crooked (vs. straight) => akimbo(predicate) => anfractuous => aquiline, hooked => askew, awry(prenominal), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky => bending => bent => contorted, distorted, twisted => contorted, writhed, writhen => deflective, refractive => gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed => malposed => reflexed => squiggly => warped => windblown => wry => zigzag => geniculate => tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding Sense 3 straight (vs. curly) curly (vs. straight) => crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy => curled, curling => permed => ringleted => wavy Sense 4 straight, unbent, unbowed, upright INDIRECT (VIA erect) -> unerect Sense 5 straight INDIRECT (VIA accurate) -> inaccurate Sense 6 straight (vs. crooked) crooked (vs. straight), corrupt => dishonest, unscrupulous => sneaky, underhand, underhanded Sense 7 uncoiled (vs. coiled), straight Sense 8 straight (vs. curved) curved (vs. straight), curving => arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed => curvilineal, curvilinear => falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped => flexuous => hooklike => incurvate, incurved => recurved, recurvate => semicircular => serpentine, snaky, snakelike => sinuate, sinuous, wiggly => sinusoidal => eellike => curvy, curvey => upcurved Sense 9 straight INDIRECT (VIA tidy) -> untidy Sense 10 square, straight INDIRECT (VIA honest) -> dishonest, dishonorable Sense 11 straight INDIRECT (VIA bisexual, heterosexual) -> homosexual INDIRECT (VIA heterosexual, homosexual) -> bisexual Sense 12 true, straight INDIRECT (VIA even) -> uneven Sense 13 neat, straight, full-strength INDIRECT (VIA undiluted) -> diluted, dilute Sense 14 straight INDIRECT (VIA reliable, dependable) -> unreliable, undependable INDIRECT (VIA reliable, dependable) -> unreliable, undependable Sense 15 straight INDIRECT (VIA correct, right) -> incorrect, wrong INDIRECT (VIA correct, right) -> incorrect, wrong Sense 16 square, straight INDIRECT (VIA conventional, conventional) -> unconventional Similarity of adj straight 16 senses of straight Sense 1 straight, consecutive => continuous (vs. discontinuous), uninterrupted Sense 2 straight (vs. crooked) => aligned => unbent => untwisted Also See-> direct#1; vertical#1, perpendicular#2 Sense 3 straight (vs. curly) => uncurled => unpermed Sense 4 straight, unbent, unbowed, upright => erect (vs. unerect), vertical, upright Sense 5 straight => accurate (vs. inaccurate) Sense 6 straight (vs. crooked) => aboveboard, straightforward => guileless, transparent => straightarrow(postnominal) Also See-> honest#1, honorable#1; lawful#1 Sense 7 uncoiled (vs. coiled), straight => uncurled => unwound Sense 8 straight (vs. curved) => trabeated, trabeate => uncurved, uncurving Sense 9 straight => tidy (vs. untidy) Sense 10 square, straight => honest (vs. dishonest), honorable Sense 11 straight => heterosexual (vs. homosexual) (vs. bisexual) Sense 12 true, straight => even (vs. uneven) Sense 13 neat, straight, full-strength => undiluted (vs. diluted) Sense 14 straight => reliable (vs. unreliable), dependable (vs. undependable) Sense 15 straight => correct (vs. incorrect), right (vs. wrong) Sense 16 square, straight => conventional (vs. unconventional) Attributes of adj straight 3 of 16 senses of straight Sense 2 straight (vs. crooked) => shape, form configuration, contour Sense 3 straight (vs. curly) => curliness Sense 6 straight (vs. crooked) => honesty, honestness Familiarity of adj straight straight used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 16) Grep of adj straight straight straight-backed straight-out straightarrow straightaway straightforward straightlaced Overview of noun straight The noun straight has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straight -- (a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex) 2. straight -- (a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)) 3. straightaway, straight -- (a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse) Overview of adj straight The adj straight has 16 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (10) straight, consecutive -- (successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days") 2. (6) straight -- (having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders") 3. (5) straight -- ((of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky") 4. (2) straight, unbent, unbowed, upright -- (erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back") 5. (1) straight -- (right; in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report") 6. straight -- (honest and morally upright; "I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing") 7. uncoiled, straight -- (no longer coiled) 8. straight -- (without curves) 9. straight -- (neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now") 10. square, straight -- (characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing") 11. straight -- ((informal) not homosexual) 12. true, straight -- (accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true") 13. neat, straight, full-strength -- (without water; "took his whiskey neat") 14. straight -- (reliable in matters of fact "he was always straight with me") 15. straight -- (following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning") 16. square, straight -- ((slang) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned) Overview of adv straight The adv straight has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) directly, straight, direct -- (without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office") 2. (7) 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") 3. (1) straight -- (in a straight line in a direct course; "the road runs straight")
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