Definition of Drinking straw

1. Noun. A thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth.

Exact synonyms: Straw
Generic synonyms: Tube, Tubing

Definition of Drinking straw

1. Noun. A long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk by suction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drinking Straw

drinking-up time
drinking age
drinking behaviour
drinking bout
drinking bouts
drinking chocolate
drinking cup
drinking fountain
drinking fountains
drinking game
drinking games
drinking man's degree
drinking song
drinking songs
drinking straw (current term)
drinking straws
drinking vessel
drinking water
drinking waters
drinkings
drinkless
drinks
drinkware
drinkworthy
drinky
drinkypoo
drinkypoos
drins
drip

Literary usage of Drinking straw

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ancient Greece by Sandi Johnson (2003)
"MATERIALS • corrugated cardboard • scissors • hole punch •drinking straw • small ... Cut the drinking straw into fourths. Place one of the pieces of the ..."

2. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Protection Against by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Rodnik drinking straw was also tested in the laboratory using deionised water ... In our field test all the Katadyn filters and the Rodnik drinking straw ..."

3. Weather by Jo Ellen Moore, Bob DeWeese (1994)
"Wind blows toward an incoming front. straight pin drinking straw cardstock paper pencil with eraser clay for base 2. Anemometer To show changes in wind ..."

4. The Small Grains by Mark Alfred Carleton (1920)
"drinking straw could not be produced profitably were it not for the utilization of the other portion of the straw, as the rye must be cut before the grain ..."

5. Learning About Plants by Jo Ellen Moore, Philip Smith, Jo Larsen (2000)
"Materials (for each student) • clear plastic cup • water • drinking straw Part 1 Why Plants Have Stems • stalk of celery sliced across the bottom • hand ..."

6. Creative Music for Children: A Plan of Training Based on the Natural by Satis Narrona Coleman (1922)
"A paper drinking straw from the soda fountain made an excellent hautboy, a double reed instrument, the ancestor of our modern oboe. ..."

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