straight

Adjective

• rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

• following a correct or logical method
  • straight reasoning
    

• without water
  • took his whiskey neat
    

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

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

• not homosexual

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

• free from curves or angles
  • a straight line
    

• no longer coiled

• characterized by honesty and fairness
  • straight dealing
    
  • a square deal
    

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

• erect in posture
  • sit straight
    
  • stood defiantly with unbowed back
    

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

• having no deviations
  • straight lines
    
  • straight roads across the desert
    
  • straight teeth
    
  • straight shoulders
    

• successive (without a break)
  • sick for five straight days
    

Noun

• a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

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

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

Adverb

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

• 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
    

• without deviation
  • the path leads directly to the lake
    
  • went direct to the office
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  square , neat , full-strength , square(a) , straightforward , true , uncoiled , unbent , unbowed , consecutive , straightaway , heterosexual , heterosexual person , straight person , directly , flat , direct
• Antonyms: 
  curved , curving , coiled , crooked , corrupt , curly , indirectly