straight

successive (without a break)

• “sick for five straight days”

having no deviations

• “straight lines”
• “straight roads across the desert”
• “straight teeth”
• “straight shoulders”

(of hair) having no waves or curls

• “her naturally straight hair hung long and silky”

erect in posture

• “behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude”
• “stood defiantly with unbowed back”

right; in keeping with the facts

• “set the record straight”
• “made sure the facts were straight in the report”

honest and morally upright

• “I just want a straight answer to the question”
• “straight dealing”

no longer coiled

without curves

neatly arranged; not disorderly

• “the room is straight now”

characterized by honesty and fairness

• “a square deal”
• “wanted to do the square thing”

not homosexual

accurately fitted; level

• “the window frame isn”

without water

• “took his whiskey neat”

reliable in matters of fact

• “he was always straight with me”

following a correct or logical method

• “straight reasoning”

rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

without deviation

• “the path leads directly to the lake”
• “went direct to the office”

in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

• “he didn”
• “;”
• “;”

in a straight line; in a direct course

• “the road runs straight”

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

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

a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse