Definition of straight

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Straight (superl.) 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..

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Cylindroid :: Cylindroid (n.) A certain surface of the third degree, described by a moving straight line; -- used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the body..
Directly :: Directly (adv.) In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
Straight :: Straight (a.) A variant of Strait, a..
Conoid :: Conoid (n.) A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane..
Axis :: Axis (n.) A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged..
Alineation :: Alineation (n.) Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun..
Indirectness :: Indirectness (n.) Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty.
Orthostade :: Orthostade (n.) A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds..
Subcutaneous :: Subcultrated (a.) Having a form resembling that of a colter, or straight on one side and curved on the other..
Incurvate :: Incurvate (v. t.) To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
Brad Awl :: Brad awl () A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc..
Bluff-bowed :: Bluff-bowed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Vertilinear :: Vertilinear (a.) Straight; rectilinear.
Comb :: Comb (n.) An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place..
Right :: Right (a.) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong..
Riddle :: Riddle (n.) A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning..
Straik :: Straightways (adv.) Straightway.
Transversal :: Transversal (n.) A straight line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a triangle or the sides produced..
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