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Definition of Straw
1. Adjective. Of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored.
Similar to: Chromatic
2. Verb. Cover or provide with or as if with straw. "Cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
Generic synonyms: Cover
3. Noun. Plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder.
4. Verb. Spread by scattering (. "They straw papers over the floor"; "Strew toys all over the carpet"
Exact synonyms: Strew
Specialized synonyms: Bestrew, Litter
Generic synonyms: Distribute, Spread
Derivative terms: Strewing
Specialized synonyms: Bestrew, Litter
Generic synonyms: Distribute, Spread
Derivative terms: Strewing
5. Noun. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
Exact synonyms: Chaff, Husk, Shuck, Stalk, Stubble
Specialized synonyms: Bran
Generic synonyms: Plant Material, Plant Substance
Derivative terms: Chaffy, Husk, Shuck
Specialized synonyms: Bran
Generic synonyms: Plant Material, Plant Substance
Derivative terms: Chaffy, Husk, Shuck
6. Noun. A variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white.
7. Noun. A thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth.
Definition of Straw
1. v. t. To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow.
2. n. A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease.
Definition of Straw
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English) ¹
2. Noun. A dried stalk of a cereal plant. ¹
3. Noun. Such dried stalks considered collectively. ¹
4. Noun. A drinking straw. ¹
5. Noun. a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw. ¹
6. Adjective. Made of straw. ¹
7. Adjective. Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Straw
1. to cover with straw (stalks of threshed grain) [v -ED, -ING, -S]