straight or strait

If something is not crooked or curved it’s straight.If it is a narrow passageway beween two bodies of water, it’s a strait. Place names like “Bering Strait” are almost always spelled “strait.”

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• in tact vs intact
• blindsighted vs blindsided
• pastorial vs pastoral
• all for not vs all for naught
• acapella vs a capella vs a cappella
• woman vs women
• ruff vs rough
• error vs err
• writting vs writing
• tragedy vs travesty

Definitions

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• n  a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
• n  a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
• n  a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
• s  successive (without a break)
  sick for five straight days
• a  having no deviations
  straight lines
  straight roads across the desert
  straight teeth
  straight shoulders
• a  (of hair) having no waves or curls
  her naturally straight hair hung long and silky
• s  erect in posture
  sit straight
• s  in keeping with the facts
  set the record straight
  made sure the facts were straight in the report
• a  characterized by honesty and fairness
  straight dealing
• a  no longer coiled
• a  free from curves or angles
  a straight line
• s  neatly arranged; not disorderly
  the room is straight now
• s  not homosexual
• s  accurately fitted; level
• s  without evasion or compromise
  he is not being as straightforward as it appears
• s  without water
• s  following a correct or logical method
  straight reasoning
• s  rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
• r  without deviation
• r  in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
  told me straight out
• r  in a straight line; in a direct course
  the road runs straight

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• n  a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
• n  a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
• s  narrow
  strait is the gate

News & Articles

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• AquaSox beat Spokane 6-4 for second straight win
  SPOKANE -- For a second straight game, solid starting pitching, patience at the plate and Spokane Indians' miscues ensured a win for the Everett AquaSox.
  June 21, 2013 - Everett Herald
• Straight No Chaser opens Chautauqua's season
  It's raining men Saturday at Chautauqua Institution Straight No Chaser opens the season. The a cappella supergroup, with 10 male singers, will make its third consecutive appearance at the venue. The first two sold out in advance.
  June 20, 2013 - Erie Times-News
• Dow's 8th straight session of triple-digit moves is longest streak since 2011
  Dow's 8th straight session of triple-digit moves is longest streak since 2011
  June 20, 2013 - Market Watch

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• George Strait's father dies
  John Strait, the father of country music star George Strait, died Tuesday morning. John Strait is survived by his wife, Anna; son George and his wife, Norma; daughter Pency Edel and her husband, Lea; daughter-in-law Denise Strait; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
  June 12, 2013 - San Antonio Express-News
• Bay Trail to add scenic segment along Carquinez Strait bluffs
  MARTINEZ -- A washed-out and washed-up county road is about to be remade into a new, $5.5 million regional shoreline trail along the scenic Carquinez Strait, linking Central and West Contra Costa County.
  June 12, 2013 - The Montclarion
• George Strait's father dies
  John Strait, the father of country music star George Strait, died Tuesday morning. John Strait is survived by his wife, Anna; son George and his wife, Norma; daughter Pency Edel and her husband, Lea; daughter-in-law Denise Strait; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
  June 12, 2013 - San Antonio Express-News