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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
• without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
• 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"
• in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs 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; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
• in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
• characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
• no longer coiled
• free from curves or angles; "a straight line"
• neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"
• not homosexual
• accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"
• without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
• without water; "took his whiskey neat"
• following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"
• rigidly conventional or old-fashioned