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The Meaning of straight
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(a.) A variant of Strait, a.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(superl.) Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.
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(superl.) Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight.
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(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.
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(adv.) In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.
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(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.
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(v. t.) To straighten.
Synonyms
heterosexual
,
straight person
,
heterosexual person
,
straightaway
,
uncoiled
,
square(a)
,
full-strength
,
unbent
,
consecutive
,
square
,
sequent
,
back-to-back
,
straightforward
,
unbowed
,
true
,
serial
,
successive
,
neat
,
sequential
,
substantial
,
square(p)
,
hearty
,
satisfying
,
solid
,
true(a)
,
dependable
,
on-key
,
reliable
,
true(p)
,
truthful
,
dead on target
,
unfeigned
,
honest
,
genuine
,
rightful(a)
,
lawful
,
slap-up
,
cracking
,
clean
,
nifty
,
swell
,
orderly
,
keen
,
tasteful
,
bang-up
,
smashing
,
not bad(p)
,
corking
,
groovy
,
refined
,
great
,
bully
,
dandy
,
peachy
,
directly
,
at once
,
now
,
like a shot
,
straight off
,
direct
,
flat
,
right away
,
instantly
,
immediately
,
forthwith
,
continuous
,
uninterrupted
Antonyms
upcurved
,
anfractuous
,
winding
,
noncontinuous
,
windblown
,
underhanded
,
nappy
,
curvy
,
gnarly
,
zig-zag
,
falcate
,
curling
,
snaky
,
deflective
,
snakelike
,
underhand
,
permed
,
diluted
,
geniculate
,
sneaky
,
refractive
,
askew
,
warped
,
frizzly
,
recurvate
,
cockeyed
,
sinusoidal
,
curly
,
curved
,
contorted
,
incurved
,
indirect
,
sinuate
,
curvilineal
,
ringleted
,
lopsided
,
curving
,
aquiline
,
arced
,
sinuous
,
curvey
,
curled
,
knotty
,
writhed
,
wonky
,
reflexed
,
malposed
,
curvilinear
,
homosexual
,
frizzy
,
sickle-shaped
,
arcuate
,
knotted
,
incurvate
,
arciform
,
wavy
,
unconventional
,
hooklike
,
eellike
,
writhen
,
akimbo(ip)
,
serpentine
,
corrupt
,
wiggly
,
knobbed
,
bisexual
,
tortuous
,
incorrect
,
falciform
,
wry
,
inaccurate
,
unerect
,
twisty
,
skew-whiff
,
kinky
,
semicircular
,
arching
,
crooked
,
zigzag
,
dilute
,
flexuous
,
twisting
,
bowed
,
squiggly
,
discontinuous
,
untidy
,
awry(p)
,
crisp
,
wrong
,
recurved
,
voluminous
,
gnarled
,
uneven
,
arched
,
hooked
Homophones
strait
Rhymes
abate
,
abbreviate
,
abdicate
,
abrogate
,
accelerate
,
acclimate
,
accommodate
,
accumulate
,
acetate
,
activate
,
actuate
,
adequate
,
adjudicate
,
administrate
,
adulate
,
adulterate
,
advocate
,
affiliate
,
agglomerate
,
agglutinate
,
aggravate
,
agitate
,
alienate
,
alleviate
,
allocate
,
alternate
,
aluminosilicate
,
amalgamate
,
ameliorate
,
amputate
,
angulate
,
animate
,
annihilate
,
annotate
,
anticipate
,
antiquate
,
appellate
,
appreciate
,
appropriate
,
approximate
,
arbitrate
,
arrogate
,
articulate
,
asphyxiate
,
aspirate
,
assassinate
,
assimilate
,
associate
,
ate
,
attenuate
,
authenticate
,
automate
,
await
,
aydt
,
backdate
,
bait
,
bate
,
beit
,
belate
,
berate
,
bifurcate
,
blate
,
boilerplate
,
breastplate
,
calculate
,
calibrate
,
captivate
,
carafate
,
carbohydrate
,
carbonate
,
castigate
,
castrate
,
cate
,
celebrate
,
chait
,
cheapskate
,
checkmate
,
chlorinate
,
circulate
,
circumnavigate
,
classmate
,
coagulate
,
cogenerate
,
cogitate
,
collaborate
,
collate
,
commemorate
,
commiserate
,
communicate
,
commutate
,
compensate
,
complicate
,
concatenate
,
concentrate
,
condensate
,
confederate
,
confiscate
,
conflate
,
congratulate
,
congregate
,
conjugate
,
consecrate
,
constipate
,
consummate
,
contaminate
,
contemplate
,
cooperate
,
coordinate
,
copulate
,
correlate
,
corroborate
,
corrugate
,
counterweight
,
crate
,
create
,
crenelate
,
cross-pollinate
,
culminate
,
cultivate
,
date
,
deactivate
,
debate
,
debilitate
,
decaffeinate
,
decapitate
,
decelerate
,
decimate
,
decontaminate
,
decorate
,
dedicate
,
deflate
,
degenerate
,
delegate
,
deliberate
,
delineate
,
demodulate
,
demonstrate
,
denigrate
,
denominate
,
depopulate
,
deprecate
,
depreciate
,
desecrate
,
desegregate
,
designate
,
desolate
,
deteriorate
,
determinate
,
detonate
,
devaluate
,
devastate
,
deviate
,
dichromate
,
dictate
,
differentiate
,
dilapidate
,
dilate
,
discriminate
,
disinflate
,
disintegrate
,
disseminate
,
dissipate
,
distillate
,
domesticate
,
dominate
,
donate
,
downstate
,
duplicate
,
educate
,
effectuate
,
eight
,
ejaculate
,
elaborate
,
elate
,
electroplate
,
elevate
,
eliminate
,
elucidate
,
emaciate
,
emanate
,
emancipate
,
emasculate
,
emigrate
,
emirate
,
emulate
,
encapsulate
,
enumerate
,
enunciate
,
equate
,
equivocate
,
eradicate
,
escalate
,
est
,
estate
,
estimate
,
evacuate
,
evaluate
,
evaporate
,
eviscerate
,
exacerbate
,
exaggerate
,
exasperate
,
excavate
,
excommunicate
,
excoriate
,
exhilarate
,
exonerate
,
expatriate
,
expiate
,
explicate
,
expropriate
,
extenuate
,
exterminate
,
extirpate
,
extortionate
,
extrapolate
,
extricate
,
fabricate
,
facilitate
,
fait
,
fascinate
,
fate
,
featherweight
,
federate
,
felicitate
,
fete
,
fixate
,
flagellate
,
floodgate
,
fluctuate
,
foliate
,
formulate
,
frate
,
freight
,
frustrate
,
fulminate
,
fumigate
,
gait
,
gastrulate
,
gate
,
geminate
,
generate
,
germinate
,
gestate
,
glaciate
,
glutamate
,
graduate
,
grate
,
gravitate
,
great
,
gyrate
,
haight
,
hait
,
halogenate
,
hate
,
heavyweight
,
hesitate
,
hibernate
,
humiliate
,
hundredweight
,
hydrate
,
hydrogenate
,
hyphenate
,
illustrate
,
imitate
,
immigrate
,
immolate
,
impersonate
,
implicate
,
impregnate
,
inactivate
,
inadequate
,
incapacitate
,
incarcerate
,
incarnate
,
incinerate
,
incorporate
,
incriminate
,
incubate
,
inculcate
,
indicate
,
inebriate
,
infatuate
,
infiltrate
,
inflate
,
infuriate
,
ingratiate
,
initiate
,
inmate
,
innate
,
innovate
,
inoculate
,
inseminate
,
instantiate
,
instigate
,
insubordinate
,
insulate
,
integrate
,
interpolate
,
interrelate
,
interrogate
,
interstate
,
intimate
,
intimidate
,
intoxicate
,
intrastate
,
inundate
,
invalidate
,
invertebrate
,
investigate
,
irate
,
irradiate
,
irrigate
,
irritate
,
isocyanate
,
isolate
,
italianate
,
judicate
,
kate
,
krait
,
kuwait
,
lacerate
,
laminate
,
lanceolate
,
late
,
latinate
,
legislate
,
leight
,
levitate
,
leyte
,
liberate
,
lightweight
,
liquidate
,
litigate
,
locate
,
lubricate
,
m-8
,
magistrate
,
magnate
,
mandate
,
manipulate
,
marinate
,
masturbate
,
mate
,
mccreight
,
mcfate
,
mediate
,
medicate
,
meditate
,
menstruate
,
methotrexate
,
middleweight
,
migrate
,
militate
,
misallocate
,
misappropriate
,
miscalculate
,
misstate
,
mithridate
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
motivate
,
mutate
,
mutilate
,
nameplate
,
narrate
,
nate
,
nauseate
,
navigate
,
necessitate
,
negate
,
negotiate
,
nitrate
,
nominate
,
obfuscate
,
oblate
,
obligate
,
obliterate
,
obviate
,
officiate
,
operate
,
orchestrate
,
originate
,
ornate
,
oscillate
,
outdate
,
overate
,
overestimate
,
overrate
,
overregulate
,
overstate
,
overweight
,
oxygenate
,
pait
,
paperweight
,
participate
,
pate
,
penetrate
,
percolate
,
perforate
,
permeate
,
permutate
,
perpetrate
,
perpetuate
,
plait
,
plate
,
playmate
,
pollinate
,
polychlorinate
,
pontificate
,
populate
,
postdate
,
postulate
,
potentate
,
prate
,
precipitate
,
predate
,
predicate
,
predominate
,
prefabricate
,
prelate
,
premeditate
,
primate
,
probate
,
procrastinate
,
procreate
,
profligate
,
prognosticate
,
proliferate
,
propagate
,
prorate
,
prostate
,
punctate
,
punctuate
,
radiate
,
rait
,
rate
,
reactivate
,
rebate
,
recalculate
,
recapitulate
,
reciprocate
,
recreate
,
recriminate
,
recuperate
,
redecorate
,
rededicate
,
reeducate
,
reevaluate
,
reflate
,
reformulate
,
refrigerate
,
regenerate
,
regulate
,
regurgitate
,
rehabilitate
,
reincarnate
,
reincorporate
,
reinstate
,
reintegrate
,
reinvigorate
,
reiterate
,
rejuvenate
,
relate
,
relegate
,
remediate
,
remunerate
,
renegotiate
,
renominate
,
renovate
,
renunciate
,
repatriate
,
replicate
,
repudiate
,
reregulate
,
resonate
,
restate
,
resuscitate
,
retaliate
,
roommate
,
rotate
,
ruminate
,
salivate
,
sate
,
saturate
,
schoolmate
,
sedate
,
segregate
,
separate
,
serrate
,
shipmate
,
shoemate
,
shumate
,
silicate
,
silverplate
,
simulate
,
situate
,
skate
,
slate
,
solid-state
,
sophisticate
,
southgate
,
spate
,
speculate
,
speight
,
stagnate
,
stalemate
,
state
,
stimulate
,
stipulate
,
strait
,
strangulate
,
subjugate
,
subordinate
,
substantiate
,
substrate
,
suffocate
,
sulfate
,
sulphate
,
surrogate
,
syncopate
,
syndicate
,
tabulate
,
tailgate
,
tait
,
taite
,
taitt
,
tate
,
teammate
,
teate
,
terminate
,
tesselate
,
titanate
,
titillate
,
tolerate
,
trait
,
translate
,
tri-state
,
truncate
,
unaffiliate
,
unallocate
,
uncompensate
,
uncomplicate
,
underestimate
,
underrate
,
understate
,
underweight
,
undulate
,
update
,
upstate
,
urinate
,
vacillate
,
vegetate
,
venerate
,
ventilate
,
vertebrate
,
wait
,
waite
,
waitt
,
watergate
,
wayt
,
weight
,
welterweight