STRAIGHT — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
straight
A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse.
A poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit).
A heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex.
Right; in keeping with the facts.
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- Set the record straight.
- Made sure the facts were straight in the report.
Successive (without a break).
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- Sick for five straight days.
Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned.
Following a correct or logical method.
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- Straight reasoning.
Reliable in matters of fact.
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- He was always straight with me.
Without water.
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- Took his whiskey neat.
Accurately fitted; level.
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- The window frame isn't quite true.
(of hair) having no waves or curls.
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- Her naturally straight hair hung long and silky.
Not homosexual.
Characterized by honesty and fairness.
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- A square deal.
- Wanted to do the square thing.
Erect in posture.
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- Behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude.
- Stood defiantly with unbowed back.
Having no deviations.
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- Straight lines.
- Straight roads across the desert.
- Straight teeth.
- Straight shoulders.
Without curves.
No longer coiled.
Honest and morally upright.
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- I just want a straight answer to the question.
- Straight dealing.
Neatly arranged; not disorderly.
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- The room is straight now.
Without deviation.
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- The path leads directly to the lake.
- Went direct to the office.
In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly.
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- He didn't answer directly.
- Told me straight out.
- Came out flat for less work and more pay.
In a straight line; in a direct course.
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- The road runs straight.
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