Definition of Straight. Meaning of Straight. Synonyms of Straight

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Straight. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Straight and, of course, Straight synonyms and on the right images related to the word Straight.

Definition of Straight

Straight
Straight Straight, a. A variant of Strait, a. [Obs. or R.] Egypt is a long country, but it is straight, that is to say, narrow. --Sir J. Mandeville.
Straight
Straight Straight, a. [Compar. Straighter; superl. Straightest.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend. See Stretch.] 1. Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber. And the crooked shall be made straight. --Isa. xl. 4. There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but there is only one which is straight. --Dryden. 2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve. 3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.
Straight
Straight Straight, adv. In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark. ``Floating straight.' --Shak. I know thy generous temper well; Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze. --Addison. Everything was going on straight. --W. Black.
Straight
Straight Straight, n. (Poker) A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.
Straight
Straight Straight, v. t. To straighten. [R.] --A Smith.

Meaning of Straight from wikipedia

- Look up straight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Straight may refer to: Straight, slang for hetero****ual Straight-acting, an LGBT person who does...
- Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated sXe or signified by **** or X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco...
- those attractions." Someone who is hetero****ual is commonly referred to as straight. Along with bi****uality and homo****uality, hetero****uality is one of the...
- Straight A's is a 2013 American romantic comedy film directed by James Cox, produced by Jamie Adamic, and starring Anna Paquin, Ryan Phillippe and Luke...
- The straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce. When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically...
- A straight flag or hetero****ual flag is a pride flag intended to represent hetero****uality. Some straight flags represent straight pride, a conservative...
- "Straight On" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's 1978 album Dog & Butterfly. In the U.S., "Straight...
- ace-to-six low rules, or under high rules as part of a five-high straight or straight flush. Suits are not ranked, so hands that differ by suit alone are...
- Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film and television actress and a member of the prominent Whitney family...
- A straight-four engine (also called an inline-four) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft....