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Dress :: Dress (v. t.) To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

Ortho- :: Ortho- () A combining form signifying straight, right, upright, correct, regular; as, orthodromy, orthodiagonal, orthodox, orthographic..

Secant :: Secant (a.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points..

Bent :: Bent (v.) The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow..

Straight :: Straight (superl.) Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing..

Extension :: Extension (v. t.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.

Bolt :: Bolt (adv.) In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.

Macron :: Macron (n.) A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, a, in dame; /, in s/am, etc..

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..

Rectitude :: Rectitude (n.) Straightness.

Line :: Line (n.) A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers..

Ring :: Ring (n.) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure..

Straightforward :: Straightforth (adv.) Straightway.

Linkage :: Linkage (n.) A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joints, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane..

Straight :: Straight (superl.) Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush..

Straighten :: Straighten (v. t.) To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.

Broach :: Broach (n.) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift..

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..

Halberd :: Halberd (n.) An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form..

Straightly :: Straightly (adv.) In a right line; not crookedly.

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