straightaway
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～ a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
straightedge
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～ hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
straightener
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～ a device for straightening; "a hair straightener"
straightforwardness
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～ without hypocrisy; "the singleness of his motives could not be questioned"
straightforwardness
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～ the quality of being direct and straightforward; "what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness"
straightjacket
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～ a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
straightness
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～ freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
straightness
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～ having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants"
straightness
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～ (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
straightness
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～ trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"
straightness
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～ a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
strain
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～ a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
strain
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～ difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
strain gauge
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～ a gauge for measuring strain in a surface
strain
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～ injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
strain
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～ the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
strain
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～ (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
strain
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～ (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
strain
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～ a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
strain
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～ the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"