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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Straightforward :: Straightforward (a.) Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
Directly :: Directly (adv.) Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately.
Spired :: Spire (n.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. See Spiral, n..
Graille :: Graille (n.) A halfround single-cut file or fioat, having one curved face and one straight face, -- used by comb makers..
Cycloid :: Cycloid (n.) A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane..
Alineation :: Alineation (n.) Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun..
Bias :: Bias (n.) A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line..
Straw :: Straught (v. t.) To stretch; to make straight.
Linear :: Linear (a.) Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.
Indirectness :: Indirectness (n.) Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty.
Right :: Right (a.) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong..
Liner :: Liner (n.) A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground..
Newel :: Newel (n.) The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See Hollow newel, under Hollow..
Forthright :: Forthright (n.) A straight path.
Straightways :: Straightway (adv.) Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.
Straightness :: Straightly (adv.) A variant of Straitly. See 1st Straight.
Straighten :: Straighten (v. t.) To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a)..
Rectitude :: Rectitude (n.) Straightness.
Straight-lined :: Straight-joint (a.) 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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