straight

Definitions of straight in various dictionaries:

noun - a heterosexual person

noun - a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)

noun - a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

adj - successive (without a break)

adj - having no deviations

adj - (of hair) having no waves or curls

adj - erect in posture

adj - in keeping with the facts

adj - characterized by honesty and fairness

adj - no longer coiled

adj - free from curves or angles

adj - neatly arranged

adj - not homosexual

adj - accurately fitted

adj - without evasion or compromise

adj - without water

adj - following a correct or logical method

adj - rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

adv - without deviation

adv - in a forthright manner

adv - in a straight line

Extending continuously in the same direction without curving: a straight line.

Having no waves or bends: straight hair.

Erect; upright: has a straight, strong back.

Perfectly horizontal or vertical; level or even: The mirror isn’t straight.

Direct and candid: a straight answer.

Following a direct or correct method or approach; systematic: straight reasoning.

Coming from a reliable source; factual: a straight tip; straight information.

Showing or marked by honesty or fair-mindedness: straight business dealings.

Right; correct: made sure the facts were straight in the report.

Neatly arranged; orderly: The room is straight again.

Uninterrupted; consecutive: sick for five straight days; their fourth straight victory.

Having the parts or details in correct sequence.

Made up of five cards constituting a sequence in poker.

Characterized by undeviating support, as of a principle or a political party: always votes a straight party line; a straight Democrat.

Not deviating from what is considered socially normal, usual, or acceptable; conventional.

Conventional to an extreme degree.

Heterosexual.

Not being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Not deviating from the normal or strict form: straight Freudian analysis.

Not altered, embellished, or modified: does straight comedy.

Concerned with serious or important matters: a straight drama without comedy or music.

Of or relating to a straight man.

Not mixed with anything else; undiluted: straight bourbon.

Sold without discount regardless of the amount purchased.

In a straight line; directly.

In an erect posture; upright.

Without detour or delay: went straight home.

Without circumlocution; candidly: I’ll say it to you straight: you’re wrong.

In a neat and orderly condition: put the living room straight.

In an honest, law-abiding, or virtuous manner: lives straight.

Without stopping; continuously: walked six hours straight.

Without embellishment or modification: tell the joke straight; play the role straight.

Without ice, water, or a mixer: drinks her whiskey straight.

The straight part, as of a road: “The car darted forward on to the straight” (Kingsley Amis).

The straight part of a racecourse between the winning post and the last turn.

A straight line.

A straight form or position.

A poker hand containing five cards of various suits in numerical sequence, ranked above three of a kind and below a flush.

A conventional person, especially one considered a member of established society.

A heterosexual person.

A person who does not use illegal drugs.

adj - extending uniformly in one direction without bends or irregularities