Right-lined |
Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a right-lined angle. |
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Straight |
A variant of Strait, a. |
a. |
Straight |
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. |
superl. |
Straight |
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. |
superl. |
Straight |
Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush. |
superl. |
Straight |
Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing. |
superl. |
Straight |
Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight. |
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Straight |
Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot. |
superl. |
Straight |
In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark. |
adv. |
Straight |
A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush. |
n. |
Straight |
To straighten. |
v. t. |
Straight-joint |
Having straight joints. |
a. |
Straight-joint |
Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves. |
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Straight-joint |
In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge. |
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Straight-out |
Acting without concealment, obliquity, or compromise; hence, unqualified; thoroughgoing. |
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Straight-pight |
Straight in form or upright in position; erect. |
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Straight-spoken |
Speaking with directness; plain-spoken. |
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Lined |
of Line |
imp. & p. p. |