straight

adjective25 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8

used for emphasizing that you want to be clear

entirely honest

completely honest

completely honest (informal)

quite honest (informal)

quite honest

straight without any imperfection

entirely straight

completely straight, without any curve

straight by nature, not artificially made so (e.g., hair)

quite straight, but not perfectly so

nearly, but not completely straight

almost completely straight

straight in comparison to something else

approximately straight

perfectly straight (informal)

used to indicate the person being spoken to honestly

to understand the facts of a situation correctly

for facts or ideas to be clear and understood

to tell someone the true facts of a situation

to tell someone the true facts of a situation

to be honest and direct with someone

to be level or upright

to appear level or upright

to place or adjust something to be level or upright

to hang something so it is level or upright

to not be bent or curved

to appear to not be bent or curved

to cause something to remain in a straight position

to hold something in a straight position

to remain in a straight position

to change to a straight form

to tidy something (esp. BrE)

to make something tidy or put it in order (esp. BrE)

to maintain something in a tidy state (esp. BrE)

to be tidy or in the correct order (esp. BrE)