Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Straight"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Straight \Straight\, a.
A variant of {Strait}, a. [Obs. or R.]
Egypt is a long country, but it is straight, that is to
say, narrow. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Straight \Straight\, a. [Compar. {Straighter}; superl.
{Straightest}.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to
stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend.
See {Stretch}.]
1. 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.
And the crooked shall be made straight. --Isa. xl.
4.
There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but
there is only one which is straight. --Dryden.
2. (Bot.) 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.
3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards which constitute a
regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and
ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Straight \Straight\, adv.
In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith;
immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.
``Floating straight.'' --Shak.
I know thy generous temper well; Fling but the
appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire,
and mounts into a blaze. --Addison.
Everything was going on straight. --W. Black.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Straight \Straight\, n. (Poker)
A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a
sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight
flush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Straight \Straight\, v. t.
To straighten. [R.] --A Smith.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
straight
adj 1: successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"
[syn: {consecutive}]
2: having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads
across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
[ant: {crooked}]
3: (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight
hair hung long and silky" [ant: {curly}]
4: erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was
straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood
defiantly with unbowed back" [syn: {unbent}, {unbowed}, {upright}]
5: right; in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight";
"made sure the facts were straight in the report"
6: honest and morally upright; "I just want a straight answer
to the question"; "straight dealing" [ant: {crooked}]
7: no longer coiled [syn: {uncoiled}] [ant: {coiled}]
8: without curves [ant: {curved}]
9: neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"
10: characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal";
"wanted to do the square thing" [syn: {square}]
11: (informal) not homosexual
12: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite
true" [syn: {true}]
13: without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: {neat}, {full-strength}]
14: reliable in matters of fact; "he was always straight with
me"
15: following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"
16: (slang) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned [syn: {square}]
n 1: a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation
to persons of the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexual}, {heterosexual
person}, {straight person}]
2: a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
3: a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse [syn: {straightaway}]
adv 1: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake";
"went direct to the office" [syn: {directly}, {direct}]
2: 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" [syn: {directly}, {flat}]
[ant: {indirectly}]
3: in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs
straight"
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