make+straight

  • 41straight*/*/ — [streɪt] adj I 1) without bends or curves a straight line/road[/ex] She has long straight hair (= no curls or waves).[/ex] 2) in the correct position, not leaning to one side or the other The picture on that wall isn t straight.[/ex] Make sure… …

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  • 42Straight-5 — The straight 5 or inline 5 is an internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row, sharing a single engine block and crankcase. This configuration is a compromise between the smaller straight 4 and the larger straight… …

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  • 43Straight Life (Art Pepper album) — Infobox Album Name = Straight Life Type = studio album Artist = Art Pepper Released = 1979 Recorded = 21 September 1979 Genre = Jazz Length = 00:00 Label = Galaxy Producer = Ed Michel Reviews = * The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Fourth Edition,… …

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  • 44straight — 1. mod. honest; unembellished. □ This is the straight truth. □ Have I ever been anything but straight with you? 2. n. a tobacco cigarette; a tobacco cigarette butt. (As opposed to a marijuana cigarette. See also slim.) □ No, I want a straight.… …

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  • 45straight — 01. Go [straight] through the intersection, and then turn left at the next light. 02. My daughter has wavy hair, but she wants to buy a product that will [straighten] her hair. 03. Everyone thinks he is gay, but I know for a fact that he is… …

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  • 46Straight to Hell (film) — Infobox Film name = Straight to Hell caption = Theatrical release poster imdb id = 0094048 producer = Eric Fellner director = Alex Cox writer = Alex Cox Dick Rude starring = Dick Rude Sy Richardson Courtney Love Joe Strummer music = Pray for Rain …

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  • 47straight face — {n.} A face that is not laughing or smiling. * /Mary told all the funny stories she knew to try to make Joan laugh, but Joan kept a straight face./ * /It is hard to tell when Jim is teasing you. He can tell a fib with a straight face./ * /When… …

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  • 48straight face — {n.} A face that is not laughing or smiling. * /Mary told all the funny stories she knew to try to make Joan laugh, but Joan kept a straight face./ * /It is hard to tell when Jim is teasing you. He can tell a fib with a straight face./ * /When… …

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  • 49Straight line mechanism — In the late seventeenth century, before the development of the milling machine, it was extremely difficult to machine straight, flat surfaces. For this reason, good prismatic pairs without backlash were not easy to make. During that era, much… …

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  • 50make — I. verb (made; making) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhōn to prepare, make, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavic mazati to anoint, smear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a.… …

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