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  • 1straight — straight1 [ streıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not bending/curving ▸ 2 not leaning ▸ 3 honest and true ▸ 4 information: correct ▸ 5 without interruption ▸ 6 serious ▸ 7 voting for one party ▸ 8 drink: not mixed ▸ 9 about person ▸ 10 clean and neat ▸ 11… …

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  • 2straight — I UK [streɪt] / US adverb Word forms straight : comparative straighter superlative straightest *** 1) without a bend or curve Continue straight on for about 20 yards then turn left. Sue always looks you straight in the eye when she s talking to… …

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  • 3straight*/*/ — [streɪt] adj I 1) without bends or curves a straight line/road[/ex] She has long straight hair (= no curls or waves).[/ex] 2) in the correct position, not leaning to one side or the other The picture on that wall isn t straight.[/ex] Make sure… …

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  • 4straight — 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&#8230; …

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  • 5straight a — adjective Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: straight (II) + a : having or constituting a first class record of achievement a straight A student through high school * * * achieving or showing the highest grade or superior accomplishment, esp …

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  • 6straight A — 1. noun Consistently high grades or marks. I managed to get straight A’s. 2. adjective Pertaining to one who makes straight As. Shes a straight A student …

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  • 7Straight Left — was the name of a political group in Britain, and of a left wing newspaper.Straight Left was a political group consisting of members of the Communist Party of Great Britain who disagreed with the leadership s policies. It was also the name of a&#8230; …

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  • 8Student — For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). Students attending a lecture on linear algebra at the Helsinki University of Technology …

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  • 9Student activity center — For the Sports Complex in Laredo, Texas, see The Student Activity Center. A student activity center or SAC, is a type of building found on university campuses. In the United States, such a building is more often called a student union, student&#8230; …

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  • 10student — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, good, straight A, talented ▪ one of the best students the college has ever had ▪ college, school, university …

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