Word.ws English Dictionary

straightways

straightways is the plural of straightway.

Meaning of straightway

Noun

straightway (plural straightways)

  1. A straight section of a racetrack.

See all 3 meanings of straightway

Adverb

straightways (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of straightway.
    • […] he was straightways received into favour, and heard these most comfortable words at the mouth of Christ:1844, Thomas Becon, Parker Society, Prayers and Other Pieces of Thomas Becon ..., page 110
    • I accepted this compromise against my will, but was straightways thrown into despair as I saw the swimmers up above, on the evening of our singing, making the most unsuitable movements and doleful or indifferent faces […]1914, Lilli Lehmann, My Path Through Life, page 322
    Synonyms:
    straightway

Synonyms of straightways

Questions about straightways

What does straightways mean?
Straightways means synonym of straightway.
What is straightways the plural of?
Straightways is the plural of straightway.
What part of speech is straightways?
Straightways is an adverb.

Words near straightways in the dictionary

  1. straightwash
  2. straightwashed
  3. straightwashes
  4. straightwashing
  5. straightway
  6. straightways
  7. straightwise
  8. straighty
  9. straik
  10. straiks
  11. strain

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: straightways (page history and authors); straightway (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “straightways.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/straightways. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.