Straight+direction
11straight — [[t]stre͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ straighter, straightest, straights 1) ADJ GRADED A straight line or edge continues in the same direction and does not bend or curve. Keep the boat in a straight line... Using the straight edge as a guide, trim the cloth to… …
12straight — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b Geom. (of a line) lying on the shortest path between any two of its points. 2 successive, uninterrupted (three straight wins). 3 in proper order… …
13Straight Up (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Straight Up Type = Album Artist = Badfinger Released = December 13, 1971 Recorded = 1971 Genre = Power pop Length = 42:11 Label = Apple SAPCOR 19 Producer = Todd Rundgren George Harrison Reviews =*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …
14direction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pointing toward Nouns 1. direction, bearing, course, set, drift, tenor, orientation, tendency; incidence; tack, aim, line of fire; collimation. See straightness. 2. point of the compass, cardinal points …
15straight — 1. adjective a) Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees. I admire them much more if they are tall, straight and flourishing. b) Of a path, trajectory etc.: direct,… …
16straight — straight1 W2S1 [streıt] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a straight line)¦ 2¦(position)¦ 3¦(immediately)¦ 4¦(one after the other)¦ 5¦(honest)¦ 6 think/see straight 7 straight away 8 go straight 9 straight up 10 straight from the …
17straight — 1 /streIt/ adverb 1 IN A STRAIGHT LINE moving in a straight line: straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc: The book is on the table straight in front of you. | She was looking straight at me. | We re stuck in the middle of the road with this truck …
18Straight engine — Usually found in 4 and 6 cylinder configurations, the straight engine (often designated inline engines) is an internal combustion engine with all cylinders aligned in one row, with no or only minimal offset. A straight engine is considerably… …
19straight — /streɪt / (say strayt) adjective 1. without a bend, crook, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 2. flat; horizontal. 3. Cricket a. (of a bat) held perpendicular to the ground. b. (of a stroke) playing the ball down the wicket past the… …
20straight — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English streght, straight, from past participle of strecchen to stretch more at stretch Date: 14th century 1. a. free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities < straight hair > < straight timber > b. generated… …
