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Straight

A variant of Strait, a.

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Aboveboard 84% connected

Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.

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Aboveboard 84% connected

Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.

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Accurate 84% connected

In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact;…

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Accurate 84% connected

In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact;…

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Continuous 84% connected

Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; pro…

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Continuous 84% connected

Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; pro…

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Conventional 84% connected

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Conventional 84% connected

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Correct 84% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Correct 84% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Direct 84% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Direct 84% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Erect 84% connected

Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Erect 84% connected

Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Even 84% connected

Evening. See Eve, n. 1.

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Even 84% connected

Evening. See Eve, n. 1.

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Guileless 84% connected

Free from guile; artless.

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Guileless 84% connected

Free from guile; artless.

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Straightforward 84% connected

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

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Straightforward 84% connected

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

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Tidy 84% connected

The wren; -- called also tiddy.

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Tidy 84% connected

The wren; -- called also tiddy.

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Trabeated 84% connected

Furnished with an entablature.

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Trabeated 84% connected

Furnished with an entablature.

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Transparent 84% connected

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transp…

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Transparent 84% connected

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transp…

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Unbent 84% connected

of Unbend

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Unbent 84% connected

of Unbend

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Upright 84% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Upright 84% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Vertical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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Vertical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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Individual 76% connected

Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

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Mortal 76% connected

Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.

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Person 76% connected

A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represe…

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Section 76% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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Segment 76% connected

One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion; as, a segment of an orange;…

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Somebody 76% connected

A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.

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Soul 76% connected

Sole.

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Stretch 76% connected

To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

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Straightness 74% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

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Straightness 74% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

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Configuration 66% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Configuration 66% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Conformation 66% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Conformation 66% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Contour 66% connected

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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Contour 66% connected

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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form 66% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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form 66% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Honesty 66% connected

Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.

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Honesty 66% connected

Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.

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Shape 66% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Shape 66% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Waviness 66% connected

The quality or state of being wavy.

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Waviness 66% connected

The quality or state of being wavy.

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Direct 66% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Direct 66% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Lawful 66% connected

Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

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Lawful 66% connected

Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

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Perpendicular 66% connected

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the…

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Perpendicular 66% connected

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the…

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Vertical 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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Vertical 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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Direct 66% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Synonym 10

Consecutive 92% connected

Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fi…

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Direct 92% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Directly 92% connected

In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

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Flat 92% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Neat 92% connected

Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.

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Square 92% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Straightforward 92% connected

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

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True 92% connected

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or na…

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Unbent 92% connected

of Unbend

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Unbowed 92% connected

Not bent or arched; not bowed down.

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Antonym 8

Curly 94% connected

Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

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Curly 94% connected

Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

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