straight
Direct and honest
Straight means without curves, bends, or deviations.
A straight line takes the shortest path between two points.
Straight hair lacks curl.
To go straight home is to proceed directly.
A straight answer is honest and direct.
In sequence, five straight wins means five consecutive ones.
Straight can mean undiluted: straight whiskey.
To set something straight is to correct a misunderstanding.
As slang, straight means heterosexual, and in drug culture, someone who's straight is sober or not a user.
A straight in poker is five cards in sequence.
Free of soil
- dryFree from moisture
- clearheadedMentally focused and rational
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
detox · abstinent · teetotal · on the wagon · drug-free · rehab · dried out
Accurate and sincere
- candidHonest and direct
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- frankOpen and direct
blunt · direct · upfront · plainspoken · no-nonsense · unvarnished · transparent · leveling
Correct relative positioning
- linearityStraight-path property
- axisRotation reference line
- rulerOne who governs
- beelineMost direct course
direct · undeviating · unbending · rigid · taut · stretched · plumb · level
Route for traveling
- routePath from A to B
- coursePlanned path forward
- bearingPosture or orientation
- trajectoryPath of moving object
vector · navigation · beeline · direct route · shortcut · heading · line · way
Orderly, or undiluted
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- unmixedNot combined together
- undilutedNot mixed with anything
- on the rocksWith ice, at bars
Following long-held customs
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- conformistOne following accepted norms
- squareRhombus with right angles
- buttoned-downConventionally restrained in style
by-the-book · establishment · orthodox · conservative · proper · respectable · clean-cut · wholesome
Following in unbroken sequence
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- in a rowIn unbroken succession
clean
Free of soil
- dryFree from moisture
- clearheadedMentally focused and rational
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
recovery · detox · abstinent · teetotal · on the wagon · drug-free · rehab · dried out
truthful
Accurate and sincere
- candidHonest and direct
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
frank · blunt · direct · upfront · plainspoken · no-nonsense · unvarnished · transparent · leveling · telling it like it is
alignment
Correct relative positioning
beeline · direct · undeviating · unbending · rigid · taut · stretched · plumb · level · true
heterosexual
Attracted to opposite sex
- heteroAttracted to opposite sex
path
Route for traveling
trajectory · vector · navigation · beeline · direct route · shortcut · heading · line · way · onwards
neat
Orderly, or undiluted
traditional
Following long-held customs
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- conformistOne following accepted norms
- squareRhombus with right angles
buttoned-down · by-the-book · establishment · orthodox · conservative · proper · respectable · clean-cut · wholesome · normie
consecutive
Following in unbroken sequence
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- continuousWithout pause or gap
in a row · running · back-to-back · uninterrupted · solid
- S wordssay, see, set, sit, son
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
- gambling lingoall in, ante up, raise the stakes, go all in, high roller
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
- body part traitsbent, bony, bruised, calloused, crooked
- straight lineUndeviated continuous path
- straight aheadIn a line, unchanged direction
- go straightCease criminal activity
- straight faceNeutral, emotionless expression
- straighten upOrganize or stand erect
- straight upUndiluted and unchilled
straighten, straightforward, straight-faced, straightaway, straightened, straightening, straighten out, straighter, straightens