straight

(noun) a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex. Synonyms: heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person.

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

(noun) a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse. Synonyms: straightaway.

(adj) successive (without a break). Synonyms: consecutive. Examples: "Sick for five straight days."

(adj) having no deviations. Synonyms: straight (vs. crooked). Examples: "Straight lines." "Straight roads across the desert." "Straight teeth." "Straight shoulders."

(adj) (of hair) having no waves or curls. Synonyms: straight (vs. curly). Examples: "Her naturally straight hair hung long and silky."

(adj) erect in posture. Synonyms: unbent, unbowed. Examples: "Sit straight." "Stood defiantly with unbowed back."

(adj) in keeping with the facts. Examples: "Set the record straight." "Made sure the facts were straight in the report."

(adj) characterized by honesty and fairness. Synonyms: straight (vs. crooked), square. Examples: "Straight dealing." "A square deal."

(adj) no longer coiled. Synonyms: uncoiled (vs. coiled).

(adj) free from curves or angles. Synonyms: straight (vs. curved). Examples: "A straight line."

(adj) neatly arranged; not disorderly. Examples: "The room is straight now."

(adj) not homosexual.

(adj) accurately fitted; level. Synonyms: true. Examples: "The window frame isn't quite true."

(adj) without evasion or compromise. Synonyms: square(prenominal), straightforward. Examples: "A square contradiction." "He is not being as straightforward as it appears."

(adj) without water. Synonyms: neat, full-strength. Examples: "Took his whiskey neat."

(adj) following a correct or logical method. Examples: "Straight reasoning."

(adj) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned. Synonyms: square.

(adv) without deviation. Synonyms: directly, direct. Examples: "The path leads directly to the lake." "Went direct to the office."

(adv) in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly. Synonyms: directly, flat. Examples: "He didn't answer directly." "Told me straight out." "Came out flat for less work and more pay."

(adv) in a straight line; in a direct course. Examples: "The road runs straight."