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Moderatestraight
The correct spelling is straight.
How to pronounce straight
/stɹeɪt/
nounIPA: /stɹeɪt/
Say it like: Str-ayt
The correct spelling is straight. Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track. For example: "My friends call straights "heteros"."
Usage Examples
“My friends call straights "heteros".”
“After four straight wins, Mudchester United are top of the league.”
“a straight Democrat”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
- 2.Five cards in sequence.
- 3.A heterosexual.
- 4.A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
- 5.A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.
verb
- 1.To straighten.
adjective
- 1.Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- 2.(of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
- 3.Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
- 4.Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
- 5.Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
adverb
- 1.Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- 2.Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
- 3.Continuously; without interruption or pause.
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