Straight
Meanings and phrases
straight
- successive (without a break); consecutive
- having no deviations
- (of hair) having no waves or curls
- erect in posture; unbent; unbowed
- in keeping with the facts
- without water; neat; full-strength
- without evasion or compromise; square; straightforward
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned; square
- characterized by honesty and fairness; square
- free from curves or angles
- neatly arranged; not disorderly
- not homosexual
- following a correct or logical method
- accurately fitted; level; true
- no longer coiled; uncoiled
straight
- without deviation; directly; direct
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; directly; flat
- in a straight line; in a direct course
straight
- a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex; heterosexual; heterosexual person; straight person
- a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse; straightaway
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- an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados; flat arch
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- a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides
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- insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured; whole life insurance; ordinary life insurance
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- a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
- Initially, the highway heads east in a straight line.
- Points in this straight line run into the fixed point.
- The pattern can be straight line, circular, or serpentine.
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- a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian; second banana
- He is usually the straight man to Granny and Jethro's antics.
- "The Gorilla" (1939) had him playing straight man to Patsy Kelly and the Ritz Brothers.
- The two lead hosts serve as a double act, with John Boy the comic foil and Billy the straight man.
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- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; immediately; instantly; straightaway; directly; now; right away; at once; forthwith; like a shot
n.
- a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex; heterosexual; heterosexual person; straight
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- pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together
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- poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards
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- a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use
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- (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward; lunge; passado
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- He then lost to Denis Shapovalov in straight sets.
- Kubot/Marach defeated Dlouhý/Paes in straight sets.
- He then lost in straight sets against World No.
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- He was named to his second straight All-Star team.
- Rory McIlroy won his second straight playoff event.
- 1 ranking for the second straight season.
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- It was UCF's third straight home-opener victory.
- This marked Greensburg's third straight loss.
- The game was Michigan's third straight loss at Wisconsin.
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- ESPN broadcast the game for the 13th straight year.
- Kalitta won the Topeka event for a fourth straight year in 1997.
- In , the Indians made the playoffs for the fourth straight year.
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- Sindhu in 2 straight games in quarterfinals.
- From Weeks 8-10, he had three straight games with a receiving touchdown.
- From Weeks 14–17, he had four straight games with a receiving touchdown.
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- Weller's single went straight in to the UK top 20.
- When he was repaired, Skarloey went straight back to work.
- The comeback song went straight in at No.
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- They lost to Michigan for the sixth straight season.
- 1 ranking for the second straight season.
- The team missed the playoffs for the seventh straight season.
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- He was an AVCA first team All-American for the second straight year.
- For the second straight year, the show closed with a different song.
- Gray was named to the First Team All-AAC for the second straight year.
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- They travel in straight lines through the empty tube.
- Great circles transform to straight lines via the gnomonic projection.
- It seems that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely.
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- Philip earned his fourth straight bowl MVP award.
- April 25 won the title for the fourth straight time.
- It was the fourth straight festival at West Riverfront Park.
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- It was the first in a run of four straight wins for the Australian veteran.
- The Reds have not lost a World Series game since Carlton Fisk's home run, a span of 9 straight wins.
- Dundeel started his racing career with five straight wins culminating in the 2012 Spring Champion Stakes.
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- The concert was almost sold out straight away.
- Rowley explained: "I got on really well with him straight away.
- Schiller was released in 1973 and went underground straight away.
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- Bond had a narrow escape as the ball passed straight through his hat.
- New lines were drawn straight through the middle of Warren Wilson College.
- Northbound traffic from TRUCK US 1/9 could now go straight through the circle.
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- Madison made the Pro Bowl for four straight years from 1999 to 2002.
- 1 position in global sales for four straight years" during his tenure.
- Unfortunately, the Rebel would finish in the basement three straight years as well.
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- From my childhood, straight up.
- The vehicle may have to turn to aim the missiles or they may fire straight up.
- A bullet fired straight up only returns at the terminal velocity of the bullet.
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- He should go straight to the stable and take the horse.
- He'll probably go straight for the Guineas."
- Tom says that's not his dream, so he wants to go straight to the pizzeria.
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- It was the fifth straight win by the home team in this Series.
- It was the fifth straight silver medal for Britain in this event.
- 3 overall seed, marking their fifth straight trip to the FCS playoffs.
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- Surti breed has got a unique straight back.
- When he was repaired, Skarloey went straight back to work.
- However, they were relegated straight back to the 2019 I.F.C.
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- His style is smooth jazz and straight ahead jazz.
- The Circle has 3 other roads to its left, right and straight ahead.
- None of this happened to Oprah – she is a straight ahead success story.
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- Jason Shrout was straight edge.
- He is also straight edge.
- As a youth he was a member of the Long Island straight edge band "XbustedX."
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- This was the third straight year the tournament featured six teams.
- For the third straight year Dallas once again found themselves stuck in the .500 area.
- Schefter was voted USA Today's best "insider" for a third straight year in November 2011.
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- 1 ranking for the second straight season.
- The Chargers started 3–1 in 2012 for the second straight season.
- They lost the Conference Championship game for the second straight season.
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- He was named first-team all-Pac-10 three straight seasons, 1990–92.
- Between 1987 and 1990 he played every single game in three straight seasons.
- This was the first time the franchise made the playoffs four straight seasons.
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- Lewis Ferguson was given a straight red for a tackle on Tom Rogic.
- On 10 October 2009, Douglas was given a straight red card in a match against Millwall.
- He was shown a straight red on his debut, 2 minutes after teammate, Luke Varney received a second yellow.
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- Texas' eight straight win in the Red River series.
- The 71–56 win marked MSU's 10th straight win.
- It was the fifth straight win by the home team in this Series.
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- Tourists are able to look straight down.
- A ball that hits the wire squarely and drops straight down is a home run.
- It is equal-ended, with the prow and the stern dropping straight down or sloping outward.
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- The spire is conic, with nearly straight outlines.
- The spire is conical, with nearly straight outlines.
- The front margin of the disc is nearly straight.
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- He then lost in straight sets against World No.
- In the final he faced Novak Djokovic and lost in straight sets.
- In the first round he faced American 15th seed David Wheaton and lost in straight sets.
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- On 10 October 2009, Douglas was given a straight red card in a match against Millwall.
- Five month later, Konko received a straight red card after a professional foul, in a 3–2 win over Cesena on 9 February 2012.
- Three weeks later, on 22 October 2016, Lam received a straight red card in the second half, in a 2–1 loss against Cardiff City.
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- For the third straight game, no home runs were hit by either team.
- For the second straight game, Michigan was held scoreless in the second half.
- Sal Rei now got their 14th straight game without a win at the national championships.
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- Its leaves are almost straight, and reddish-green in colour.
- The animal crawls with the shell in a high and almost straight position.
- The village of Eimhjellen lies about almost straight east of Solheim, across the lake.
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- Backward chaining is a bit less straight forward.
- She is optimist and straight forward.
- The distinction between these firms is not always straight forward (e.g.
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- They lost to Michigan for the sixth straight season.
- He contributed a lot to his team's sixth straight national championship Asseco Prokom .
- In August 2018, Anthony won his sixth straight Republican nomination for a seat on the OCC.
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- However, the Tigers went home after two straight losses.
- Penn ends his UFC Career with 7 straight losses, the most straight losses in UFC history.
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- Reich led the Bills to two straight victories.
- To close out his collegiate career, he had 13 straight victories.
- Lewis led Weequahic to 40 straight victories and two New Jersey State championships."
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- It may be unarmed or armed with long straight spines.
- The long straight willow stems were used for basket making.
- These must carry the lateral tension of the long straight sections of wire.
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- The neck is strong and rather long, well connected to the withers, and the back straight.
- The pressure got to the Italian as he spun down to fourth at the entrance to the back straight.
- The back straight lasts for a few hundred metres before the driver approaches turn 12, a flat-out left hander known as Mineshaft.
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- SR 49 then enters Erin shortly afterwards, going straight through downtown before having an intersection with SR 149.
- It features four major summits, with the trail going straight up and down the fall line into the gaps between, with all the rugged terrain that implies.
- With the new television deals on the horizon, momentum has been growing to find ways of preventing the majority of the cash going straight to players and agents.
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- On March 28, the Jazz qualified the playoffs for the third straight season.
- This was the third straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs.
- He led the Packers in quarterback pressures for the third straight season, with 53.5.
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- They won three straight A.L.
- No other lightweight crew has won three straight IRA titles, in vespolis.
- From 2008 to 2010, the Falcons won three straight State 3A Championships.
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- From here, the route goes straight to Tolar Khind.
- She adores two-tone fashions, over-the-knee boots, sparkly capes and hair that goes straight and curly.
- It goes straight through Harrison before turning north and crossing Chickamauga Lake, leaving Harrison.
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- April 25 won the title for the fourth straight time.
- The home team won for the third straight time as the series moved to the Polo Grounds.
- This game also marked the second straight time the backup QB for GT got the start on the road in the GT-VT series.
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- This marked Greensburg's third straight loss.
- The game was Michigan's third straight loss at Wisconsin.
- After second straight loss in the UFC he was released from the promotion.
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- Top teams exceed 70 km/h on the main straight during their flying lap.
- In 2004 the corner leading up to the main straight was transformed to its current shape (shortening the track by 40m).
- It has a short main straight and most of the course consisted of tight, twisty corners so overtaking was extremely difficult.
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- The Liberal candidate, Arthur Cecil Murray won the seat in a straight fight with his Conservative opponent S J Gammell.
- In front of 4,125, Linares won his 12th straight fight, retaining his WBA world title after 12 rounds against Campbell.
- So no Liberal candidate of any stripe contested the 1935 general election in Perth which was won by the Unionists in a straight fight with Labour.
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- The team missed the playoffs for the seventh straight season.
- This is Andy seventh straight qualificationand his sixth appearance withdrawing in 2005.
- Despite the early struggles, the 2008 champion Detroit Shock reached the playoffs for the seventh straight year.
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- 1 on KQV for four straight weeks during January 1970.
- 1 for two straight weeks.
- Ranked #2 in the country for 10 weeks and ranked top 5 for 16 straight weeks, finished the year as #8 at NABC poll.
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- David Ottley won a third straight title in the javelin throw.
- David Ottley won his fourth straight title in the men's javelin throw.
- Brose Baskets from Bamberg won its 6th German championship and its 4th straight title.
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- In plan the wing was straight tapered, with rounded tips.
- It has low aspect ratio straight tapered wings with blunt, almost square tips.
- The single spar, low wing is straight tapered, with 5° of dihedral and fitted with flaps.