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straighter |
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) 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 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)
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