A typewriter apostrophe.

Of tobacco: cut lengthwise of the leaf.

simple past tense and past participle of walk a straight line

present participle of walk a straight line

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of walk a straight line

directly ahead, without deviation

(figuratively) make a mountain out of a molehill

plural of straight lace

A form of lace in which the ground and figures are both formed by the same thread. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, lace.

Any microorganism whose release and spread could cause a public health catastrophe.