The difference between Neat and Straight

When used as nouns, neat means a bull or cow, whereas straight means something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

When used as adjectives, neat means clean, tidy, 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 Neat and Straight

  1. Neat as a noun (archaic):

    A bull or cow.

  2. Neat as a noun (archaic):

    Cattle collectively.

  1. Neat as an adjective:

    Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.

    Examples:

    "My room is neat because I tidied it this morning.  nowrap She has very neat hair."

  2. Neat as an adjective:

    Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.

    Examples:

    "I like my whisky neat."

  3. Neat as an adjective (chemistry):

    Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.

    Examples:

    "The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat.  nowrap The molecular beam was neat acetylene."

  4. Neat as an adjective (archaic):

    With all deductions or allowances made; net.

  5. Neat as an adjective:

    Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.

    Examples:

    "The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests."

  6. Neat as an adjective:

    Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.

    Examples:

    "Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch."

  7. Neat as an adjective (North American, colloquial):

    Good, excellent, desirable.

    Examples:

    "Hey, neat convertible, man."

  1. Neat as a noun (informal):

    An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare .

  1. Straight as an adjective:

    Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.

  2. Straight as an adjective:

    Of a path, trajectory, etc.: direct, undeviating.

  3. Straight as an adjective:

    Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.

  4. Straight as an adjective (obsolete):

    Stretched out; fully extended.

  5. Straight as an adjective (obsolete, rare):

    Strait; narrow.

  6. Straight as an adjective:

    Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.

  7. Straight as an adjective:

    Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.

  8. Straight as an adjective:

    In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.

    Examples:

    "After four straight wins, Mudchester United are top of the league."

  9. Straight as an adjective:

    In proper order; as it should be.

  10. Straight as an adjective:

    Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.

  11. 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.

  12. Straight as an adjective (tennis):

    Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.

  13. 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"

  14. 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"

  15. Straight as an adjective (colloquial):

    Conventional, mainstream, socially acceptable.

  16. 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"

  17. Straight as an adjective (colloquial):

    Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.

  18. Straight as an adjective (colloquial):

    Heterosexual.

  19. 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

  1. 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."

  2. Straight as an adverb:

    Directly; without pause, delay or detour.

    Examples:

    "On arriving at work, he went straight to his office."

  3. Straight as an adverb:

    Continuously; without interruption or pause.

    Examples:

    "He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight."

  1. Straight as a noun:

    Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

  2. Straight as a noun ([[poker]]):

    Five cards in sequence.

  3. Straight as a noun (colloquial):

    A heterosexual.

    Examples:

    "My friends call straights "heteros"."

  4. Straight as a noun (slang):

    A normal person; someone in mainstream society.

  5. Straight as a noun (slang):

    A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also straighter.

  1. Straight as a verb (transitive):

    To straighten.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek A. Smith"

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