straight

About 41.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. adjective Direct, undeviating.
3. adjective Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
4. adjective Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
5. adjective Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.
6. adjective Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
7. adjective Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
8. adjective Serious rather than comedic.

Similar words

directly straightforward direct right accurate honest true dependable reliable continuous

Often followed by

line to and lines into up ahead from in

Word family

get this straight set/put them straight straighted straighter straightest straighting straightish straightly straightness straightnesses