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valiant, brave, undaunted, dauntless, hardy, courageous,
gallant, plucky, valorous, staunch, resolute, doughty, bold,
gallant: 'Stout fellow!' exclaimed the colonel, the ultimate
compliment he was ever heard to utter. 3 strong, tough,
substantial, durable: Tie stout cord round the box before
posting it. 4 brawny, sturdy, healthy, robust, strapping,
stalwart, lusty, hulking, athletic, Colloq beefy, husky: Two
stout bouncers flanked the entrance to the club.
stow v. pack, store, load, deposit, put (away), place; cram, stuff,
wedge, bundle, jam; hide, secrete, conceal, cache, Colloq stash
(away): We stowed our gear the moment we went aboard. They
couldn't stow another thing in the basement. Where did he stow
the pistol when the police searched the place?
straggle v. stray, ramble, loiter, rove, prowl, range, drift, wander,
meander, (be) spread, Colloq mosey: Thousands of refugees
straggled along the road away from the bombed village.
straight adj. 1 direct, unbending, undeviating, uncurved, regular,
linear: The tracks are straight for as far as the eye can see.
2 erect, vertical, upright, upstanding, perpendicular; plumb:
Stop slouching and stand up straight. He stood straight as a
ramrod. 3 even, square, true, right, flat, smooth, horizontal,
level: Are you sure that the billiard table is straight? 4
honest, frank, straightforward, direct, forthright, legitimate,
(fair and) square, fair, equitable, just, above-board, upright,
respectable, decent, trustworthy, honourable, dependable,
reliable, Colloq upfront: Sternway seems to be perfectly
straight in his business dealings. 5 unequivocal, unambiguous,
straightforward, candid, plain, simple, explicit, blunt,
unembellished, unelaborated, unqualified, outright, accurate:
The straight facts are given in this article. The police cannot
get a straight story out of him as to his whereabouts last
night. 6 direct, point-blank, straightforward, straight from the
shoulder, candid, outright, plain, frank, no-nonsense: Do you
mind answering a straight question? 7 shipshape, orderly, neat,
tidy, in order, arranged, organized, sorted out, spruce,
straightened out: I wish Leonard would put his room straight
before the guests arrive. 8 sober, staid, sedate, serious,
unsmiling, unemotional, impassive, emotionless, taciturn,
composed, mask-like: It was impossible to keep a straight face
during the school play. 9 undiluted, neat, unmixed, pure,