straight
straight is a 8-letter English word with 31 senses as adjective, adverb, noun, and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A variant of Strait, a. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. A variant of Strait, a.
- superlative. 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.
- superlative. 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.
- superlative. Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.
- superlative. Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.
- superlative. Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight.
- superlative. Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot.
- adverb. In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.
- noun. A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.
- transitive verb. To straighten.
- noun. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
- noun. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- noun. a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- adjective. in keeping with the facts
"set the record straight"
"made sure the facts were straight in the report"
- adjective. successive (without a break)
"sick for five straight days"
- adjective. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- adjective. following a correct or logical method
"straight reasoning"
- adjective. without water
"took his whiskey neat"
- adjective. without evasion or compromise
"a square contradiction"
"he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
- adjective. accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn't quite true"
- adjective. (of hair) having no waves or curls
"her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"
- adjective. not homosexual
- adjective. erect in posture
"sit straight"
"stood defiantly with unbowed back"
- adjective. having no deviations
"straight lines"
"straight roads across the desert"
- adjective. free from curves or angles
"a straight line"
- adjective. no longer coiled
- adjective. characterized by honesty and fairness
"straight dealing"
"a square deal"
- adjective. neatly arranged; not disorderly
"the room is straight now"
- adverb. without deviation
"the path leads directly to the lake"
"went direct to the office"
- adverb. in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
"he didn't answer directly"
"told me straight out"
- adverb. in a straight line; in a direct course
"the road runs straight"
Synonyms
straightaway, heterosexual, consecutive, square, neat, straightforward, true, unbent, unbowed, uncoiled, direct, directly, flat
Common word forms
straights, straighted, straighten, straighter, straightly, straightest, straighting, straightness
Words from these letters
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