Results for "straight
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straight
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "straight", "results": [{"also": ["lawful", "honest", "honorable"], "antonyms": ["crooked"], "examples": ["straight dealing"], "synonyms": ["square"], "attribute": ["honesty", "honestness"], "similarTo": ["straightarrow", "aboveboard", "transparent", "guileless", "straightforward"], "definition": "characterized by honesty and fairness", "derivation": ["straightness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["told me straight out"], "synonyms": ["directly", "flat"], "definition": "in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly", "partOfSpeech": "adverb"}, {"typeOf": ["section", "segment"], "hasTypes": ["stretch"], "synonyms": ["straightaway"], "definition": "a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"usageOf": ["cant", "vernacular", "slang", "patois", "lingo", "jargon", "argot"], "synonyms": ["square"], "similarTo": ["conventional"], "definition": "rigidly conventional or old-fashioned", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["he is not being as straightforward as it appears"], "synonyms": ["square", "straightforward"], "similarTo": ["direct"], "definition": "without evasion or compromise", "derivation": ["straightness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["sick for five straight days"], "synonyms": ["consecutive"], "similarTo": ["continuous", "uninterrupted"], "definition": "successive (without a break)", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"synonyms": ["true"], "similarTo": ["even"], "definition": "accurately fitted; level", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"typeOf": ["person", "mortal", "someone", "individual", "soul", "somebody"], "synonyms": ["heterosexual", "heterosexual person", "straight person"], "definition": "a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"synonyms": ["uncoiled"], "similarTo": ["uncurled"], "definition": "no longer coiled", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"synonyms": ["direct", "directly"], "definition": "without deviation", "partOfSpeech": "adverb"}, {"synonyms": ["full-strength", "neat"], "similarTo": ["undiluted"], "definition": "(of an alcoholic drink) without water", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["sit straight"], "synonyms": ["unbent", "unbowed"], "similarTo": ["vertical", "upright", "erect"], "definition": "erect in posture", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"typeOf": ["poker hand"], "definition": "a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"examples": ["straight reasoning"], "similarTo": ["right", "correct"], "definition": "following a correct or logical method", "derivation": ["straightness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["curved"], "examples": ["a straight line"], "similarTo": ["uncurved", "trabeated", "trabeate", "uncurving"], "definition": "free from curves or angles", "derivation": ["straightness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"also": ["perpendicular", "direct", "vertical"], "antonyms": ["crooked"], "examples": ["straight lines", "straight roads across the desert", "straight teeth", "straight shoulders"], "attribute": ["contour", "configuration", "form", "conformation", "shape"], "similarTo": ["unbent", "aligned", "untwisted"], "definition": "having no deviations", "derivation": ["straightness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["set the record straight", "made sure the facts were straight in the report"], "similarTo": ["accurate"], "definition": "in keeping with the facts", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["the room is straight now"], "similarTo": ["tidy"], "definition": "neatly arranged; not disorderly", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"usageOf": ["colloquialism"], "similarTo": ["heterosexual"], "definition": "not homosexual", "derivation": ["straightness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["curly"], "examples": ["her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"], "attribute": ["curliness", "waviness"], "similarTo": ["uncurled", "unpermed"], "definition": "(of hair) having no waves or curls", "derivation": ["straightness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 5.09, "pronunciation": {"all": "streɪt"}}
straightaway
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "straightaway", "results": [{"typeOf": ["section", "segment"], "hasTypes": ["stretch"], "synonyms": ["straight"], "definition": "a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"examples": ["a straightaway denial"], "synonyms": ["immediate", "prompt", "quick"], "similarTo": ["fast"], "definition": "performed with little or no delay", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["found an answer straightaway"], "synonyms": ["at once", "directly", "forthwith", "immediately", "instantly", "like a shot", "now", "right away", "straight off"], "definition": "without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening", "partOfSpeech": "adverb"}], "frequency": 3.12, "syllables": {"list": ["straight", "a", "way"], "count": 3}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'streɪtə,weɪ"}}
straightedge
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "straightedge", "results": [{"typeOf": ["hand tool"], "definition": "hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}], "frequency": 1.97, "syllables": {"list": ["straight", "edge"], "count": 2}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'streɪt,ɛdʒ"}}
straighten
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "straighten", "results": [{"typeOf": ["order"], "hasTypes": ["make", "clean", "clean house", "houseclean", "make up"], "synonyms": ["clean up", "neaten", "square away", "straighten out", "tidy", "tidy up"], "definition": "put (things or places) in order", "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"typeOf": ["change posture"], "antonyms": ["bend"], "synonyms": ["unbend"], "definition": "straighten up or out; make straight", "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"typeOf": ["alter", "modify", "change"], "hasTypes": ["extend", "unweave", "channelise", "comb", "untwist", "unbend", "untwine", "channelize"], "synonyms": ["straighten out"], "definition": "make straight", "derivation": ["straightener"], "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"typeOf": ["disentangle", "unwind"], "synonyms": ["roll out"], "definition": "straighten by unrolling", "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"typeOf": ["change posture"], "examples": ["The students straightened when the teacher entered"], "hasTypes": ["straighten up", "rise up", "draw up", "pull up", "rear"], "definition": "get up from a sitting or slouching position", "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"also": ["straighten out"], "typeOf": ["set up", "arrange"], "examples": ["straighten hair"], "definition": "make straight or straighter", "partOfSpeech": "verb"}], "frequency": 3.82, "syllables": {"list": ["straight", "en"], "count": 2}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'streɪtən"}}
straightforward
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "straightforward", "results": [{"examples": ["straightforward in all his business affairs"], "synonyms": ["aboveboard"], "similarTo": ["straight", "square"], "definition": "without concealment or deception; honest", "derivation": ["straightforwardness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["he is not being as straightforward as it appears"], "synonyms": ["square", "straight"], "similarTo": ["direct"], "definition": "without evasion or compromise", "derivation": ["straightforwardness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["a straightforward set of instructions"], "similarTo": ["unambiguous", "unequivocal", "univocal"], "definition": "free from ambiguity", "derivation": ["straightforwardness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["a straightforward gaze"], "similarTo": ["direct"], "definition": "pointed directly ahead", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 3.4, "syllables": {"list": ["straight", "for", "ward"], "count": 3}, "pronunciation": {"all": ",streɪt'fɔrwərd"}}