straight
strayt
- 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
- Why gay couples have more equality and less tension at home--but still split up more often than straight pairs.
- Research shows that gay men's brains resemble those of straight women.
- The two straight men who most famously pretended to be gay in this state were Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, who--five years ago this week--got Matthew Shepard into a truck .