Straight
[streɪt] or [stret]
Definition
(noun.) a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit).
(adj.) in keeping with the facts; 'set the record straight'; 'made sure the facts were straight in the report' .
(adj.) successive (without a break); 'sick for five straight days' .
(adj.) following a correct or logical method; 'straight reasoning' .
(adj.) (of hair) having no waves or curls; 'her naturally straight hair hung long and silky' .
(adj.) not homosexual .
(adj.) erect in posture; 'sit straight'; 'stood defiantly with unbowed back' .
(adj.) having no deviations; 'straight lines'; 'straight roads across the desert'; 'straight teeth'; 'straight shoulders' .
(adj.) free from curves or angles; 'a straight line' .
(adj.) characterized by honesty and fairness; 'straight dealing'; 'a square deal' .
(adj.) neatly arranged; not disorderly; 'the room is straight now' .
(adv.) in a straight line; in a direct course; 'the road runs straight'.
Checker: Michelle--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) A variant of Strait, a.
(superl.) Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber.
(superl.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve.
(superl.) Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.
(superl.) Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.
(superl.) Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight.
(superl.) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot.
(adv.) In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.
(n.) A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.
(v. t.) To straighten.
Typed by Kate
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Rectilinear, direct, short, near, right, undeviating, not crooked, not curved.[2]. Vertical, upright, erect, perpendicular.[3]. Just, fair, honorable, straightforward.
ad. Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, at once, without delay.
Typist: Murray
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Direct, rectilinear, undeviating, unswerving, right, nearest
ANT:Indirect, winding, incurved, tortuous, sinuous, serpentine, circuitous, waving,crooked
Typed by Ethan
Definition
adj. direct: being in a right line: not crooked: nearest: upright: free from disorder: honourable fair: unqualified out-and-out: consisting of a sequence at poker: (slang) undiluted neat as a dram of whisky &c. direct authoritative reliable.—adv. immediately: in the shortest time.—v.t. to straighten.—n. Straight′-arch an arch in the form of two sides of an isosceles triangle.—adjs. Straight′away straight forward; Straight′-cut cut lengthwise of the leaf of tobacco.—n. Straight′-edge a narrow board or piece of metal having one edge perfectly straight for applying to a surface to ascertain whether it be exactly even.—v.t. Straight′en to make straight.—ns. Straight′ener one who or that which straightens; Straight′-face a sober unsmiling face.—adv. Straight′forth directly: henceforth.—adj. Straightfor′ward going forward in a straight course: honest: open: downright.—adv. Straightfor′wardly.—n. Straightfor′wardness direction in a straight course: undeviating rectitude.—adv. Straight′ly tightly: closely.—n. Straight′ness narrowness: tightness.—adjs. Straight′-out out-and-out; Straight′-pight (Shak.) straight erect.—adv. Straight′way directly: immediately: without loss of time.
Typist: Yvette
Examples
- Let us forget what has passed, and go straight on with this business. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Defarge spoke, always looking straight before him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The cuttle-fish had a face that stared straight from the heart of the light, very fixed and coldly intent. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But Meg looked straight up in her husband's eyes, and said, I will! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I have to keep you straight in your head. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I want you to brush your hair all back straight, tomorrow, said Susan. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The servant who stood holding the door, asked no question of John, neither did he go before them or follow them as they went straight up-stairs. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The men and women in the Cave Colony suddenly found that one bright-eyed young fellow, with a little straighter forehead than the others, was beating them all at hunting. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Possibly he did not even have a name, but in some way he hit upon a scheme for throwing stones farther, harder and straighter than any of his ancestors. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The street called Straight is straighter than a corkscrew, but not as straight as a rainbow. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The round lines in her face took a lengthened, straighter form, and her whole appearance was that of one who had gone through a day of great fatigue. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Your visits would make Wildeve walk straighter than he is inclined to do, and might prevent unhappiness down the heath. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It is straighter in the east than in the west. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Stella