straight

[ streyt ]
/ streɪt /

adjective, straight·er, straight·est.

adverb

noun

Idioms for straight

Origin of straight

1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English; orig. past participle of strecchen to stretch; (adv. and noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.

OTHER WORDS FROM straight

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH straight

straight strait

Example sentences from the Web for straight-up

British Dictionary definitions for straight-up

straight
/ (streɪt) /

adjective

adverb

noun

Derived forms of straight

straightly, adverb straightness, noun

Word Origin for straight

C14: from the past participle of Old English streccan to stretch

Idioms and Phrases with straight-up

straight