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Definition: Straight And Narrow |
Straight And NarrowNoun1. The way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Straight And NarrowSynonym: strait and narrow (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Straight And Narrow |
| English words defined with "straight and narrow": undeviating, unswerving. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "straight and narrow": CROOK. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | It's the straight and narrow from here on out, and heaven everlasting's my reward. (O Brother, Where Art Thou?; writing credit: Ethan Coen) | |
Lyrics | We weren't so straight and narrow (Twist Of Fate; performing artist: Olivia Newton-John) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Straight and Narrow (1918) | |
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Expression using "straight and narrow": be on the straight and narrow. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "straight and narrow"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Turkish | dürüstçe yaşamak (be on the straight and narrow). (various references) | |
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Proper Noun Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-g-h-i-n-n-o-r-r-r-s-t-t-w" | |
-5 letters: Hornstrandir. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Expressions 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
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