Dead and Straight

Dead

Dead adverb - In a direct line or course.
Usage example: the finish line is dead ahead

Straight is a synonym for dead in precise topic. In some cases you can use "Straight" instead an adverb "Dead", when it comes to topics like directly, completely.

Nearby Word: deadly

Straight

Straight adverb - In a direct line or course.
Usage example: when we got to the airport, we went straight to the baggage claim area

Dead is a synonym for straight in immediately topic. Sometimes you can use "Dead" instead an adverb "Straight", if it concerns topics such as precise.

Both words in one sentence

  • Talking the Monster to Death Not a straight example since he was half-dead already anyway and was completely powerless to defend himself, and it was very clear that he wasn't leaving that room alive anyway.
  • Also played straight-ish (as straight as any trope on the Disc can be played, anyways) in Making Money, where a dead professor from the Unseen University is brought back to consult on an ancient civilization.
  • Webcomic / Peter Is the Wolf Curb-Stomp Battle: Rebecca knows full well in a straight fight against Sarah, she would be dead.
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