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  • 81Right sphere — Right Right (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[ a]tt, Icel. r[ e]ttr, Goth. ra[ i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf.… …

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  • 82direct — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 extending or moving in a straight line or by the shortest route; not crooked or circuitous. 2 a straightforward; going straight to the point. b frank; not ambiguous. 3 without intermediaries or the intervention of other… …

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  • 83right — I. a. 1. Straight, direct, rectilinear, not crooked. 2. Upright, erect, not oblique, perpendicular. 3. Just, lawful, equitable, fair, rightful, honest, in accordance with duty, unswerving, upright. 4. Fit, suitable, seemly, proper, becoming,… …

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  • 84straight — [strāt] adj. [ME streght, pp. of strecchen, to STRETCH] 1. having the same direction throughout its length; having no curvature or angularity [a straight line] 2. not crooked, bent, bowed, wavy, curly, etc. [straight hair] 3. upright; erect… …

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  • 85direct — I. a. 1. Straight, in a right line, not crooked. 2. From father to son. 3. Plain, express, categorical, unambiguous, not equivocal. 4. Open, sincere, ingenuous, frank, out spoken. 5. (A stron.) In the order of the signs, advancing eastward. II …

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  • 86Streight — This most unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a variant of Straight , itself a nickname for someone who stood upright, erect, or for one who was free from crookedness, and was noted for their honesty. It may also have been …

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  • 87straight — {{11}}straight (adj.1) mid 14c., direct, undeviating, not crooked, properly that which is stretched, adj. use of O.E. streht (altered, by analogy with streccan, from earlier streaht), pp. of streccan to stretch (see STRETCH (Cf. stretch) (v.)).… …

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  • 88direct — [adj1] honest absolute, bald, blunt, candid, categorical, downright, explicit, express, forthright, frank, matter of fact, open, outspoken, person to person, plain, plainspoken, point blank, sincere, straight, straightforward, straight from the… …

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  • 89Dave Grohl — Not to be confused with David Groh. Dave Grohl Grohl, Milton Keynes National Bowl, July 3, 2011 Background information Birth name David Eric Grohl …

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  • 90Sam Sheppard — Not to be confused with Sam Shepard. Samuel Holmes Sheppard, D.O. Born December 29, 1923(1923 12 29) Died April 6, 1970(1970 04 06) (aged 46) Alias(es) The Killer (during brief career as wrestler) …

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