Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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perpendicular | Yes | Yes | No | No |
straight | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
perpendicular (noun) | straight (noun) |
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an extremely steep face | a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse |
a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point | a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit) |
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting | a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex |
a straight line at right angles to another line |
perpendicular (adjective) | straight (adjective) |
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intersecting at or forming right angles | having no deviations |
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line | no longer coiled |
so steep as to be nearly vertical | (of hair) having no waves or curls |
characterized by honesty and fairness | |
free from curves or angles | |
in keeping with the facts | |
successive (without a break) | |
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned | |
following a correct or logical method | |
without evasion or compromise | |
erect in posture | |
not homosexual | |
neatly arranged; not disorderly | |
(of an alcoholic drink) without water | |
accurately fitted; level |
perpendicular (adverb) | straight (adverb) |
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in a straight line; in a direct course | |
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly | |
without deviation |