straight

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It's clear and it gets straight to the point.

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Quick take

a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of straight gathered in one view.

noun

a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

noun

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

noun

a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for straight.

noun

a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

noun

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

noun

a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

adjective

successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"

adjective

having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"

adjective

(of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"

adjective

erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"

adjective

in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"

adjective

characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"

adjective

no longer coiled

adjective

free from curves or angles; "a straight line"

adjective

neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"

adjective

not homosexual

adjective

accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"

adjective

without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

adjective

without water; "took his whiskey neat"

adjective

following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"

adjective

rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

adverb

without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

adverb

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"

adverb

in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight"

Example sentences

It's clear and it gets straight to the point.

She was hired straight out of college, so I guess the culture was sucked right into her.

This is straight out of the Stasi playbook and happening in the US in 2013.

You'll pretty much be able to draw a straight line that divides who shits and who eats shit.

Because straight nationalism isn't going to cut it.

" I was wondering if this was you -- if so, I think you should contact the author to set the record straight.

When I was in High School it was the city center, so bustling and full of people it was often hard to walk in a straight line.

All of a sudden they start talking about putting an extra 10-15% in escrow, or doing an earn-out instead of a straight acquisition, as a hedge.

Let me get this straight: so a prolific, proven open source contributor makes some money, and the community gets a problem fixed.

My reasoning is as follows;Many "products" over the last couple of years have been fairly straight forward web "apps" built on top of existing infrastructure.

That's a testament to the sheer volume of people who think that Microsoft's service offering is valuable enough to pay cold hard cash for, but it also, of course, goes straight to Microsoft's bottom line, to the tune of around a billion dollars per year.