STRAIGHT-ARROW

Meaning of STRAIGHT-ARROW in English

adjective see: straight arrow

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

STRAIGHT ARROW — noun Etymology: from the expression straight as an arrow Date: 1969 a person who lives by rigidly proper or conventional …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STRAIGHT ARROW — noun see straight-arrow
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIGHT-ARROW — ˌ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : rigidly proper and conventional • straight arrow noun
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIGHT ARROW — — straight-arrow , adj. Informal. a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness. [ 1965-70 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIGHT-ARROW — see straight arrow
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAIGHT ARROW — noun Etymology: from the expression straight as an arrow Date: 1969 : a person who lives by rigidly proper or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAIGHT ARROW — Pronunciation: - ' a-( ˌ )r ō Function: noun Etymology: from the expression straight as an arrow Date: 1969 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRAIGHT-ARROW — [straight-arrow] adj [fr. the expression straight as an arrow] (ca. 1969): rigidly proper and conventional
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRAIGHT ARROW — noun ( NAmE , informal ) a person who is very honest or who never does anything exciting or different
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIGHT ARROW — ˌstraight ˈarrow BrE AmE noun [countable] American English informal someone who is very honest and moral and who never does …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAIGHT ARROW — ( straight arrows) A straight arrow is someone who is very traditional, honest, and moral. ( mainly AM ) ...a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIGHT ARROW — A ~ is someone who is very traditional, honest, and moral. (mainly AM) ...a well-scrubbed, straight-arrow group of young people. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRAIGHT ARROW — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was no straight arrow , this Santangelo. ▪ Her eyesight, of course, was 20/20 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRAIGHT ARROW — (разговорное) допропорядочный человек
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT-ARROW — (разговорное) добропорядочный, добродетельный; придерживающийся традиционных норм поведения
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT ARROW — разг. добропорядочный человек
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAIGHT-ARROW — a разг. добропорядочный, добродетельный; придерживающийся традиционных норм поведения
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAIGHT ARROW — (n) придерживающийся традиционных норм поведения
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
STRAIGHT ARROW — (a) добродетельный; добропорядочный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
STRAIGHT-ARROW — a разг. добропорядочный, добродетельный; придерживающийся традиционных норм поведения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STRAIGHT ARROW — разг. добропорядочный человек
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STRAIGHT ARROW — разг. добропорядочный человек
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT-ARROW — a разг. добропорядочный, добродетельный; придерживающийся традиционных норм поведения
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT ARROW — n AmE infml He's really a straight arrow at heart — В душе он хотел бы завязать с преступной жизнью He's not …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
STRAIGHT ARROW — n AmE infml He's really a straight arrow at heart — В душе он хотел бы завязать с преступной жизнью …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
STRAIGHT ARROW — straight arrow n AmE infml He's really a straight arrow at heart В душе он хотел бы завязать с преступной …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
STRAIGHT ARROW — He's really a straight arrow at heart — В душе он хотел бы завязать с преступной жизнью He's not exactly …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
STRAIGHT-ARROW — (разговорное) добропорядочный, добродетельный; придерживающийся традиционных норм поведения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT ARROW — (разговорное) допропорядочный человек
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIGHT — I. ˈstrāt, usu -ād.+V adverb ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English streght, streit, from past participle of strecchen to stretch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARROW — I. ˈa(ˌ)rō, ˈarə also ˈe-; often -_rəw +V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English arewe, arwe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — — straightly , adv. — straightness , n. /strayt/ , adj. straighter, straightest , adv. , n. adj. 1. without …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARROW — — arrowless , adj. — arrowlike , adj. /ar"oh/ , n. 1. a slender, straight, generally pointed missile or weapon …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — I. ˈstrāt adjective Etymology: Middle English streght, straight, from past participle of strecchen to stretch — more at stretch Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ARROW — I. ˈer-(ˌ)ō, ˈa-(ˌ)rō noun Etymology: Middle English arwe, from Old English; akin to Gothic arhwazna arrow, Latin arcus bow, arch, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAIGHT — adj a variant of strait, ·adj. 2. straight ·vt to straighten. 3. straight ·superl unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor …
Webster English vocab
STRAIGHT — [straight] adj [ME streght, straight, fr. pp. of strecchen to stretch--more at stretch] (14c) 1 a: free from curves, bends, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARROW — [ar.row] n [ME arwe, fr. OE; akin to Goth arhwazna arrow, L arcus bow, arch, arc] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARROW — arrow BrE AmE ˈær əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ˈer- ▷ arrow|ed d ▷ arrow|ing ɪŋ ▷ arrow|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRAIGHT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARROW — / ˈærəʊ; NAmE ˈæroʊ/ noun 1. a thin stick with a sharp point at one end, which is shot from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIGHT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARROW — ar ‧ row /ˈærəʊ $ ˈæroʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: arwe ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARROW — n. 1 a sharp pointed wooden or metal stick shot from a bow as a weapon. 2 a drawn or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRAIGHT — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ARROW — n. 1 a sharp pointed wooden or metal stick shot from a bow as a weapon. 2 a drawn or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b …
Oxford English vocab
ARROW — n.1 a sharp pointed wooden or metal stick shot from a bow as a weapon. 2 a drawn or printed …
Oxford English vocab
STRAIGHT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARROW — ( arrows) 1. An arrow is a long thin weapon which is sharp and pointed at one end and which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIGHT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARROW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bow and arrow ▪ a bow and arrow shoot bullets/arrows ▪ They shot arrows from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARROW — [noun] [C] - a weapon that is like a long thin stick with a sharp point at one end and …
Cambridge English vocab
STRAIGHT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ARROW — Synonyms and related words : antelope, arrowhead, barb, blaze, blue darter, blue streak, bobtailed arrow, bolt, cannonball, chested arrow, cloth …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ARROW — noun 1 weapon ADJECTIVE ▪ poison , poisoned … OF ARROWS ▪ hail , volley ▪ A hail of ~s descended …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — INDEX: 1. straight lines or objects 2. travelling or moving in a straight line 3. sitting or standing straight 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRAIGHT
Longman Activator English vocab
STRAIGHT — n. 25B6; adjective a long, straight road : UNSWERVING, undeviating, linear, as straight as an arrow, uncurving, unbending. that picture …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ARROW — n. 25B6; noun a bow and arrow : SHAFT, bolt, dart; historical quarrel. the arrow pointed right : POINTER, indicator, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRAIGHT
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STRAIGHT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARROW — 1. сущ. 1) стрела to shoot an arrow at ≈ пустить стрелу в кого-л. The third arrow struck the dummy …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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