Definition of straight

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Straight (superl.) Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight..

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Orthostade :: Orthostade (n.) A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds..
Square :: Square (n.) To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason's work..
Parabola :: Parabola (n.) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix. See Focus..
Downright :: Downright (adv.) Straight down; perpendicularly.
Straighted :: Straightedge (n.) A board, or piece of wood or metal, having one edge perfectly straight, -- used to ascertain whether a line is straight or a surface even, and for drawing straight lines..
Straightener :: Straighten (v. t.) A variant of Straiten.
Cucumiform :: Cucumiform (a.) Having the form of a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and either straight or curved..
Bolt :: Bolt (adv.) In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
Straight-spoken :: Straight-pight (a.) Straight in form or upright in position; erect.
Straighten :: Straighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Straighte.
Linear :: Linear (a.) Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.
Disentangle :: Disentangle (v. t.) To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement; to straighten out; as, to disentangle a skein of yarn..
Forthright :: Forthright (n.) A straight path.
Aside :: Aside (adv.) On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart..
Direct :: Direct (a.) Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means..
Extension :: Extension (v. t.) The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion..
Cockspur :: Cockspur (n.) A variety of Crataegus, or hawthorn (C. Crus-galli), having long, straight thorns; -- called also Cockspur thorn..
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..
Vertilinear :: Vertilinear (a.) Straight; rectilinear.
Dog-legged :: dog-legged (a.) Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and running in opposite directions without an intervening wellhole..
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