A suburb in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, north of Jesmond itself (OS grid ref NZ2566).

plural of straightening

(card games) A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right Pedro) and the five of the same colour (called left Pedro, and ranking...

(botany) Three-dimensional, narrow at both ends with the widest part below the middle.