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/stɹeɪt/ · adjective
Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length..
I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees. I admire them much more if they are tall, straight and flourishing.
“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]”
The other people, I presume, are supposed to be standing to attention, but they're all smiling at me. The lines are not even straight.
Now, as the world knows, the straightest way to the heart of the honest voter is through the women of the land, and the straightest way to the heart of the women is through the children of the land; and one method of winning both, with rural politicians, is to kiss the babies wide and far.
He had no time to set himself, but his throw was straight and true. Pick slid in, spikes high, and Schang tagged him in the ribs a foot or two from the plate.
Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
Mr. Coniff: He did not have his hat on straight; that is the one thing, is it?
There's nothing more annoying than taking a great picture, only to find that the horizon isn't straight.
Use straight when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Straight means Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length..
Common synonyms include hetero, straightedge, breeder, basic bitch.
Possible antonyms include bent, crooked, curved, mixer.
I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees. I admire them much more if they are tall, straight and flourishing.
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