Definition of straight

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Straight (adv.) In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark..

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Forthright :: Forthright (a.) Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man..
Level :: Level (a.) Straightforward; direct; clear; open.
Uncurl :: Uncurl (v. i.) To become uncurled, or straight..
Unbend :: Unbend (v. t.) To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow..
Beam :: Beam (n.) The straight part or shank of an anchor.
Direct :: Direct (a.) Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and openness; sincere; outspoken..
Bistoury :: Bistoury (n.) A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface..
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)..
Straik :: Straightways (adv.) Straightway.
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..
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve..
Axis :: Axis (n.) A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center..
Bluff-bowed :: Bluff-bowed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Straight-out :: Straightness (n.) A variant of Straitness.
Orthostade :: Orthostade (n.) A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds..
Tangent :: Tangent (v. t.) A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function..
Straight-joint :: Straight-joint (a.) 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.
Curve :: Curve (a.) A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight line..
Swerve :: Swerve (v. i.) To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
Straightedge :: Straight (v. t.) To straighten.
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