Associations to the word «Straightedge»

Wiktionary

STRAIGHTEDGE, adjective. Living one's life against/without the use of alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs.
STRAIGHTEDGE, noun. A tool which is flat, rectangular and commonly made of wood, metal or plastic and is used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.

Dictionary definition

STRAIGHTEDGE, noun. Hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness).

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King