- a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
STRAIGHT
STRAIGHT 1 syllable
B1 · Intermediate 📏 8 letters 🎲 Scrabble 12 ✅ valid word
Useful in everyday and work contexts.
- successive (without a break)
- having no deviations
- (of hair) having no waves or curls
- erect in posture
💬 Examples
- "sick for five straight days"
- "straight lines"
- "straight roads across the desert"
- "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"
- without deviation
- in a forthright manner
- in a straight line
💬 Examples
- "the path leads directly to the lake"
- "went direct to the office"
- "candidly or frankly"
- "he didn't answer directly"