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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