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  • n  (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
  • n  freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
  • n  trueness of course toward a goal
  • n  having honest intentions
  • n  a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex

  • His weirdness is wrapped in a facade of ultra-straightness (or vice versa) he's so square he makes the rest of us look bizarrely rounded.
  • At such places there is usually a Cathedral of the Pines, in which worshipers are directed to meditate upon the beauty and straightness of trees rather than upon the Creator of .
  • He was 17, could barely speak Mandarin and was awestruck by the straightness of the city's poplar-lined roads.
News & Articles

  • Precision Medical Products Inc. (PMP) Continues to Add State of the Art Technology
    PMP purchased the DUO43 Wire Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) with HEAT and WireWIZARD technologies.  H.E.A.T. or High Energy Applied Technology cuts parts 20-40% faster while holding tolerances of straightness to 0.0005" (T.I.R. – total indicator reading) with one pass and 0.0002" (T.I.R.) with two passes.  The WireWIZARD technology allows higher operating speeds and better surface ...
    July 2, 2013 - ThomasNet
Quotes

  • Philip Boyle in New York Times
    We like his straightness,Mr. Boyle said. "He says it like he sees it. That may have cost him the presidency eight years ago, but this year I think people appreciate that more."
  • Tony Scott in Hollywood Reporter
    What's unique about Will is his ability to be funny and serious -- that contradiction of humor and straightness,says Tony Scott, who directed him in 1998's "Enemy of the State." "That's very rare in an individual, and he's brilliant at...

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