Difference between Straight and Tidy

What is the difference between Straight and Tidy?

Straight as an adjective is not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. while Tidy as an adjective is arranged neatly and in order.

Straight

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. Strictly along political lines. Direct, truthful, frank. As it should be. Undiluted. Having all cylinders in a single row. (referring to an internal combustion engine) Conventional. Heterosexual. Satisfied. Boring, unappealing, bad or of low quality. On, or near a line running between the two wickets.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line. Of movement or travel, directly; without pause, delay or detour. Continuously; without interruption or pause.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A part of a racecourse, running track or other road etc that is not curved. A heterosexual. In poker, five cards in sequence.

Example sentence: Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

Tidy

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make tidy; to neaten.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Arranged neatly and in order.Not messy; neat and controlled.Generous, considerable.

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.

Example sentence: I'm very organized and tidy in my home life and I generally do something myself rather than farm it out to somebody else. I don't have an assistant or anything because I think I can do it myself.

We hope you now know whether to use Straight or Tidy in your sentence.

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