Meaning & Definition of Straw in English
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Straw
/strɔ/
noun
1. Plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
synonym:
- straw
2. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
synonym:
- chaff,
- husk,
- shuck,
- stalk,
- straw,
- stubble
3. A variable yellow tint
- Dull yellow, often diluted with white
synonym:
- pale yellow,
- straw,
- wheat
4. A thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
synonym:
- straw,
- drinking straw
verb
1. Cover or provide with or as if with straw
- "Cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
synonym:
- straw
2. Spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
- "Strew toys all over the carpet"
synonym:
- strew,
- straw
adjective
1. Of a pale yellow color like straw
- Straw-colored
synonym:
- straw
Examples of using
A drowning man will catch at a straw.
The last straw breaks the camel's back.
It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.