The difference between Heterosexual and Straight
When used as nouns, heterosexual means a heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism, whereas straight means something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
When used as adjectives, heterosexual means sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex, 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 Heterosexual and Straight
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Heterosexual as an adjective:
Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
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Heterosexual as a noun:
A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
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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"