The difference between Hetero and Straight
When used as nouns, hetero means a heterosexual person, whereas straight means something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
When used as adjectives, hetero means heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person, whereas straight means not crooked or bent.
Straight is also adverb with the meaning: of a direction relative to the subject, precisely.
Straight is also verb with the meaning: to straighten.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hetero and Straight
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Hetero as an adjective (informal):
Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.
Examples:
"This novel depicts a hetero couple who are in love."
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Hetero as a noun (informal):
A heterosexual person.
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Straight as an adjective:
Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
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Straight as an adjective:
Of a path, trajectory, etc.: direct, undeviating.
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Straight as an adjective:
Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
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Straight as an adjective (obsolete):
Stretched out; fully extended.
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Straight as an adjective (obsolete, rare):
Strait; narrow.
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Straight as an adjective:
Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
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Straight as an adjective:
Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
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Straight as an adjective:
In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.
Examples:
"After four straight wins, Mudchester United are top of the league."
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Straight as an adjective:
In proper order; as it should be.
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Straight as an adjective:
Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
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Straight as an adjective (cricket):
Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
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Straight as an adjective (tennis):
Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
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Straight as an adjective (US, politics):
Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.
Examples:
"a straight Republican;  a straight Democrat"
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Straight as an adjective (US, politics):
Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others.
Examples:
"a straight ballot"
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Straight as an adjective (colloquial):
Conventional, mainstream, socially acceptable.
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Straight as an adjective (fashion):
Not plus size; thin.
Examples:
"the shirts only come in straight sizes, not in plus sizes''; ''shopping at a straight-sized store"
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Straight as an adjective (colloquial):
Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.
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Straight as an adjective (colloquial):
Heterosexual.
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Straight as an adjective:
concerning the property allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain tangent vectors throughout that course
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Straight as an adverb:
Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
Examples:
"The door will be straight ahead of you."
"Go straight back."
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Straight as an adverb:
Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
Examples:
"On arriving at work, he went straight to his office."
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Straight as an adverb:
Continuously; without interruption or pause.
Examples:
"He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight."
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Straight as a noun:
Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
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Straight as a noun ([[poker]]):
Five cards in sequence.
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Straight as a noun (colloquial):
A heterosexual.
Examples:
"My friends call straights "heteros"."
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Straight as a noun (slang):
A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
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Straight as a noun (slang):
A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.
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Straight as a verb (transitive):
To straighten.
Examples:
"rfquotek A. Smith"