straight
/stɹeɪt/ adjective A2- Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- Direct, undeviating.
- Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
- Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
- Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.
- Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
- Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
- Serious rather than comedic.
Comparative straighter · Superlative straightest
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The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.
At this moment the door of the house opened, and a large plate came skimming out, straight at the Footman’s head: it just grazed his nose, and broke to pieces against one of the trees behind him.
Instead of going straight into the adjoining room, where her desk was, she lingered, slightly irresolute, in the outer office.
Well, I’ll explain if you’d like to make certain it’s all straight.
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