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straight
[ streyt ]
/ streɪt /
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adjective, straight·er, straight·est.
adverb
noun
OTHER WORDS FOR straight
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Idioms about straight
Origin of straight
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English (adjective), originally past participle of strecchen “to stretch”; see origin at stretch
OTHER WORDS FROM straight
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH straight
straight , straitWords nearby straight
Stradivarius, strafe, Strafford, straggle, straggly, straight, straight A, straight-ahead, straight and narrow, straight angle, straight-arm
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British Dictionary definitions for straight
straight
/ (streɪt) /
adjective
adverb
noun
Derived forms of straight
straightly, adverbstraightness, nounWord Origin for straight
C14: from the past participle of Old English streccan to stretch
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