straight
/stɹeɪt/ · noun
Meaning
- Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
- Five cards in sequence.
- A heterosexual.
- A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
- A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.
- To straighten.
- Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- (of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
- Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
- Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
- Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
- Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
- Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
- Continuously; without interruption or pause.
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