Preposition: like

• ox: The lion eating straw like an ox, no longer a predator.

Converse of object

• plait: Hence Panama Hat, a lightweight hat of plaited straw.

• chop: Some was on baled ground, some was on chopped straw.

• bale: We built out of organic, specially baled straw on a foundation of concrete and blocks.

• thatch: So far a scientifically valid approach to testing the quality of thatching straw or reed has not been devised.

Adjective modifier

• proverbial: This is the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back.

• bendy: Bendy straws are invaluable for sipping drinks held by your birth companions, as you might not want to move your head to drink.

• final: The final straw was getting 2 in the same day.

Modifies a noun

• bale: Tim Wright led a workshop on building with straw bales.

• poll: This is just a straw poll of MEPs - nothing more.

• hat: Beneath his straw hat the hard grooves of his face told of years under the sun.

• boater: Only boaters you see in Henley are straw boaters.

• mulch: Plastic sheeting and straw mulches have long been used in soft fruit such as strawberries.

• plait: Toys All bunnies are given a twig ball, a straw plait and a tunnel in their shed.

Noun used with modifier

• barley: Alternatively, sink a wad of organic barley straw sold for ' clearing ' ponds.

• oat: A further study in 1996 examined oat straw in comparison with spring barley.

• wheat: A Canadian company called Iogen, a leader in the field, makes its ethanol from wheat straw.

• bedding: Potato peelings and the outside leaves of cabbages provided cheap food, so bedding straw was the only real outlay for their upkeep.

• rye: Maturation takes place on rye straw in dark, humid cellers which produces a distinctive musty smell.

• drinking: The " drinking straws " would be passed through a hole or tear in the foil top.