straight

having no waves or bends: a straight path to the beach; candid and direct: straight talk; unmixed: I drink my whiskey straight.
Not to be confused with:strait – (often straits) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water; difficulty; distress: dire straits

straight

S0789100 (strāt)adj. straight·er, straight·est 1. Extending continuously in the same direction without curving: a straight line.2. Having no waves or bends: straight hair.3. a. Not bent or bowed; rigid or erect: a straight, strong back.b. Sports Of or relating to a midair position in diving or gymnastics in which the body is held rigid without bending at the hips or knees and the feet are kept together.4. Perfectly horizontal or vertical; level or even: The mirror isn't straight.5. a. Direct and candid: a straight answer.b. Following a direct or correct method or approach; systematic: straight reasoning.c. Coming from a reliable source; factual: a straight tip; straight information.6. a. Showing or marked by honesty or fair-mindedness: straight business dealings.b. Right; correct: made sure the facts were straight in the report.7. Neatly arranged; orderly: The room is straight again.8. a. Uninterrupted; consecutive: sick for five straight days; their fourth straight victory.b. Having the parts or details in correct sequence.c. Games Constituting a straight in poker.9. Characterized by undeviating support, as of a principle or a political party: always votes a straight party line; a straight Democrat.10. a. Not deviating from what is considered socially normal, usual, or acceptable; conventional.b. Conventional to an extreme degree.11. Heterosexual.12. Slang Not being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.13. a. Not deviating from the normal or strict form: straight Freudian analysis.b. Not altered, embellished, or modified: does straight comedy.14. a. Concerned with serious or important matters: a straight drama without comedy or music.b. Of or relating to a straight man.15. Not mixed with anything else; undiluted: straight bourbon.16. Sold without discount regardless of the amount purchased.adv.1. In a straight line; directly.2. In an erect posture; upright.3. Sports In the straight position, as in diving.4. Without detour or delay: went straight home.5. Without circumlocution; candidly: I'll say it to you straight: you're wrong.6. In a neat and orderly condition: put the living room straight.7. In an honest, law-abiding, or virtuous manner: lives straight.8. Without stopping; continuously: walked six hours straight.9. Without embellishment or modification: tell the joke straight.10. Without ice, water, or a mixer: drink whiskey straight.n.1. a. The straight part, as of a road: "The car darted forward on to the straight" (Kingsley Amis).b. The straight part of a racecourse between the winning post and the last turn.2. A straight line.3. A straight form or position.4. Games A poker hand containing five cards of various suits in numerical sequence, ranked above three of a kind and below a flush.5. A conventional person, especially one considered a member of established society.6. A heterosexual person.Idiom: straight up Served without ice, especially if chilled: whiskey straight up.

[Middle English, from past participle of strecchen, to stretch; see stretch.]

straight′ly adv.straight′ness n.

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(streɪt) adj1. not curved or crooked; continuing in the same direction without deviating2. straightforward, outright, or candid: a straight rejection. 3. even, level, or upright in shape or position4. in keeping with the facts; accurate5. honest, respectable, or reliable6. accurate or logical: straight reasoning. 7. continuous; uninterrupted8. (Brewing) (esp of an alcoholic drink) undiluted; neat9. not crisp, kinked, or curly: straight hair. 10. correctly arranged; orderly11. (Theatre) (of a play, acting style, etc) straightforward or serious12. (Journalism & Publishing) journalism (of a story, article, etc) giving the facts without unnecessary embellishment13. (Commerce) US sold at a fixed unit price irrespective of the quantity sold14. (Boxing) boxing (of a blow) delivered with an unbent arm: a straight left. 15. (Automotive Engineering) (of the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine) in line, rather than in a V-formation or in some other arrangement: a straight eight. 16. (Psychology) a slang word for heterosexual17. informal no longer owing or being owed something: if you buy the next round, we'll be straight. 18. slang conventional in views, customs, appearance, etc19. (Recreational Drugs) slang not using narcotics; not addictedadv20. in a straight line or direct course21. immediately; at once: he came straight back. 22. in an even, level, or upright position23. without cheating, lying, or unreliability: tell it to me straight. 24. continuously; uninterruptedly25. (Commerce) US without discount regardless of the quantity sold26. (often foll by out) frankly; candidly: he told me straight out. 27. (Law) go straight informal to reform after having been dishonest or a criminaln28. the state of being straight29. a straight line, form, part, or position30. (Horse Racing) Brit a straight part of a racetrack. US name: straightaway 31. (Card Games) poker a. five cards that are in sequence irrespective of suitb. a hand containing such a sequencec. (as modifier): a straight flush. 32. slang a conventional person33. slang a heterosexual person34. (Recreational Drugs) slang a cigarette containing only tobacco, without marijuana, etc[C14: from the past participle of Old English streccan to stretch] ˈstraightly adv ˈstraightness n

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adj. -er, -est,
adv., n. adj. 1. without a bend, angle, wave, or curve. 2. exactly vertical or horizontal. 3. (of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point. 4. evenly or uprightly formed or set: straight shoulders. 5. direct in character; candid: straight talk. 6. honest; honorable; upright. 7. reliable; factual; objective: straight reportage. 8. cogent; rational: straight thinking. 9. being in the proper order or condition. 10. continuous; unbroken: in straight succession. 11. thoroughgoing; complete: a straight liberal. 12. supporting all candidates of one political party: voted a straight ticket. 13. adhering to the suitable conventions: a straight comedy. 14. Informal. a. heterosexual. b. traditional; conventional. c. free from using narcotics. d. not engaged in crime; law-abiding; reformed. 15. undiluted; unmixed: straight whiskey. adv. 16. in a straight line: to walk straight. 17. in or into an even or proper condition or position: pictures hung straight; to put a room straight. 18. in an erect posture: Stand straight. 19. directly: Go straight home. 20. frankly; candidly (often fol. by out). 21. honestly; virtuously: to live straight. 22. in possession of truth or facts: to set someone straight. 23. without embellishment: Tell the story straight. n. 24. the condition of being straight. 25. a straight form, part, or position. 26. Informal. a. a heterosexual. b. a person who follows conventional mores. 27. a sequence of five consecutive cards of various suits. Idioms: straight up, served without ice: a martini straight up. [1250–1300; (adj.); orig. past participle of Middle English strecchen to stretch] straight′ly, adv. straight′ness, n.

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Noun	1.	straight - a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sexheterosexual, heterosexual person, straight personindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"fucker - someone who engages in sexual intercourse
	2.	straight - a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)poker hand - the 5 cards held in a game of poker
	3.	straight - a straight segment of a roadway or racecoursestraightawaysegment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"stretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack
Adj.	1.	straight - successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"consecutivecontinuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"
	2.	straight - having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"vertical, perpendicular - at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
	3.	straight - (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair"
	4.	straight - erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"unbowed, unbenterect, upright, vertical - upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
	5.	straight - in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
	6.	straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"squarehonest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"lawful - conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent"corrupt, crooked - not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
	7.	straight - no longer coileduncoiled
	8.	straight - free from curves or angles; "a straight line"curved, curving - having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
	9.	straight - neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
	10.	straight - not homosexualcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechheterosexual - sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
	11.	straight - accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"trueeven - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window"
	12.	straight - without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"straightforward, squaredirect - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
	13.	straight - without water; "took his whiskey neat"full-strength, neatundiluted - not diluted; "undiluted milk"; "an undiluted racial strain"
	14.	straight - following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"correct, right - free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
	15.	straight - rigidly conventional or old-fashionedsquarejargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"conventional - unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes"
Adv.	1.	straight - without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"direct, directly
	2.	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"flat, directly
	3.	straight - in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight"

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adjective1. direct, unswerving, undeviating Keep the boat in a straight line.
direct winding, indirect, roundabout, zigzag, circuitous2. level, even, right, square, true, smooth, in line, aligned, horizontal There wasn't a single straight wall in the building.
level bent, crooked, uneven, twisted, curved, askew, skewwhiff (Brit. informal)3. frank, plain, straightforward, blunt, outright, honest, downright, candid, forthright, bold, point-blank, upfront (informal), unqualified a straight answer to a straight question
frank vague, indirect, ambiguous, evasive, cryptic, equivocal4. successive, consecutive, continuous, through, running, solid, sustained, uninterrupted, nonstop, unrelieved They'd won twelve straight games before they lost.
successive broken, interrupted, discontinuous, non-consecutive5. straightforward, clear, simple, routine, clear-cut, uncomplicated It's a straight choice between low-paid jobs and no jobs.6. (Slang) conventional, conservative, orthodox, traditional, square (informal), bourgeois, Pooterish Dorothy was described as a very straight woman.
conventional fashionable, trendy (Brit. informal), voguish, cool7. honest, just, fair, decent, reliable, respectable, upright, honourable, equitable, law-abiding, trustworthy, above board, fair and square You need to be straight with them to gain their respect.
honest bent (slang), crooked (informal), dishonest, unlawful, shady (informal), dishonourable8. undiluted, pure, neat, unadulterated, unmixed a large straight whisky, with ice9. in order, organized, arranged, sorted out, neat, tidy, orderly, shipshape, put to rights We need to get the house straight again before they come home.
in order disorderly, messy, untidy, in disarray, disorganized, confusedadverb1. upright, erect, vertical, tall Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot.2. directly, precisely, exactly, as the crow flies, unswervingly, by the shortest route, in a beeline Straight ahead were the low cabins of the motel.3. immediately, directly, promptly, instantly, at once, straight away, without delay, without hesitation, forthwith, unhesitatingly, before you could say Jack Robinson (informal) As always, we went straight to the experts for advice.4. frankly, honestly, point-blank, candidly, pulling no punches (informal), in plain English, with no holds barred I told him straight that I had been looking for another job.go straight reform, turn over a new leaf, make a new start, get back on the straight and narrow I thought you were going straight after that last robbery?

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adjective1. Proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course:direct, straightforward, through.2. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations:even, flat, flush, level, planar, plane, smooth.3. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech:candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved.Informal: straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting.4. Conforming to established practice or standards:button-down, conformist, conventional, establishmentarian, orthodox, traditional.Slang: square.5. Not diluted or mixed with other substances:full-strength, neat, plain, pure, unblended, undiluted, unmixed.adverb1. In a direct line:dead, direct, directly, due, right, straightaway.2. With precision or absolute conformity:bang, dead, direct, directly, exactly, fair, flush, just, precisely, right, smack, square, squarely.Slang: smack-dab.

Translations

一般角色坦率的挺直的整齐的正常地

straight

(streit) adjective1. not bent or curved. a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.笔直的2. (of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct. Give me a straight answer!坦率的3. properly or levelly positioned. Your tie isn't straight.挺直的4. correct and tidy. I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight! 整齐的，正确的 5. (of drinks) not mixed. a straight gin.纯的6. (of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing. You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.没有表情的脸7. (of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type – not a musical or variety show. 一般角色 adverb1. in a straight, not curved, line; directly. His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.笔直地2. immediately, without any delay. He went straight home after the meeting.立刻3. honestly or fairly. You're not playing (= behaving) straight.正常地 noun the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse. He's in the final straight.赛跑终点的直线部分ˈstraighten verb to make or become straight. He straightened his tie; The road curved and then straightened. 把...弄直，变直 ˈstraightness noun直线性straightˈforward adjective1. without difficulties or complications; simple. a straightforward task.简单的2. (of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest. a nice straightforward boy.正直的straightˈforwardly adverb直接了当地straightˈforwardness noun直接了当straight talking frank discussion. 直言不讳go straight (of a former criminal) to lead an honest life. 正直做人straight away immediately. Do it straight away!立刻straighten out/upTheir house is where the lane straightens out; He was bending over his work, but straightened up when he saw me; She straightened the room up; He's trying to straighten out the facts. 清理，整理 a straight fight an election contest involving only two candidates. 一对一的两人竞选straight off straight away. 立刻

straight

→ 直的zhCN

Go straight ahead (US)
Go straight on (UK) → 照直走
My hair is naturally straight → 我的头发属于自然直的那种

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Related to straight: straight poker, Straight Talk

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adj direct

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direct
unswerving
undeviating

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winding
indirect
roundabout
zigzag
circuitous

adj level

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level
even
right
square
true
smooth
in line
aligned
horizontal

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bent
crooked
uneven
twisted
curved
askew
skewwhiff

adj frank

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frank
plain
straightforward
blunt
outright
honest
downright
candid
forthright
bold
point-blank
upfront
unqualified

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vague
indirect
ambiguous
evasive
cryptic
equivocal

adj successive

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successive
consecutive
continuous
through
running
solid
sustained
uninterrupted
nonstop
unrelieved

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broken
interrupted
discontinuous
non-consecutive

adj straightforward

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straightforward
clear
simple
routine
clear-cut
uncomplicated

adj conventional

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conventional
conservative
orthodox
traditional
square
bourgeois
Pooterish

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fashionable
trendy
voguish
cool

adj honest

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honest
just
fair
decent
reliable
respectable
upright
honourable
equitable
law-abiding
trustworthy
above board
fair and square

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bent
crooked
dishonest
unlawful
shady
dishonourable

adj undiluted

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undiluted
pure
neat
unadulterated
unmixed

adj in order

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in order
organized
arranged
sorted out
neat
tidy
orderly
shipshape
put to rights

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disorderly
messy
untidy
in disarray
disorganized
confused

adv upright

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upright
erect
vertical
tall

adv directly

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directly
precisely
exactly
as the crow flies
unswervingly
by the shortest route
in a beeline

adv immediately

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immediately
directly
promptly
instantly
at once
straight away
without delay
without hesitation
forthwith
unhesitatingly
before you could say Jack Robinson

adv frankly

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frankly
honestly
point-blank
candidly
pulling no punches
in plain English
with no holds barred

phrase go straight

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reform
turn over a new leaf
make a new start
get back on the straight and narrow

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adj proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course

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direct
straightforward
through

adj having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations

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even
flat
flush
level
planar
plane
smooth

adj manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech

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candid
direct
downright
forthright
frank
honest
ingenuous
man-to-man
open
plainspoken
straightforward
straight-out
unreserved
straight-from-the-shoulder
straight-shooting

adj conforming to established practice or standards

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button-down
conformist
conventional
establishmentarian
orthodox
traditional
square

adj not diluted or mixed with other substances

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full-strength
neat
plain
pure
unblended
undiluted
unmixed

adv in a direct line

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dead
direct
directly
due
right
straightaway

adv with precision or absolute conformity

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bang
dead
direct
directly
exactly
fair
flush
just
precisely
right
smack
square
squarely
smack-dab

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noun a heterosexual person

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heterosexual
heterosexual person
straight person

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individual
mortal
person
somebody
someone
soul
fucker

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

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noun a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

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straightaway

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segment
section
stretch

adj successive (without a break)

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consecutive

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continuous
uninterrupted

adj having no deviations

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direct
vertical
perpendicular

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crooked

adj (of hair) having no waves or curls

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curly

adj erect in posture

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unbowed
unbent

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erect
upright
vertical

adj in keeping with the facts

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accurate

adj characterized by honesty and fairness

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square

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honest
honorable
lawful

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corrupt
crooked

adj no longer coiled

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uncoiled

adj free from curves or angles

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curved
curving

adj neatly arranged

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tidy

adj not homosexual

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colloquialism
heterosexual

adj accurately fitted

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true

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even

adj without evasion or compromise

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straightforward
square

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direct

adj without water

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full-strength
neat

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undiluted

adj following a correct or logical method

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correct
right

adj rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

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square

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adj successive

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adv frankly

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phrase go straight

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adj proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course

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adj having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations

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adj manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech

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adj conforming to established practice or standards

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adj not diluted or mixed with other substances

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adv in a direct line

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adv with precision or absolute conformity

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noun a heterosexual person

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

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noun a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse