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Straw is defined as hollow stalks of grain, or a tube for sucking up liquid.

(noun)

An example of straw is the material from which bundles of hay are made.
An example of straw is the tube for drinking a soft drink from a cup.

The definition of straw is a yellowish color, or made of stocks of grain.

(adjective)

An example of something straw is the color of a blonde's hair.
An example of straw is a hat made of hollow stalks of grain; a straw hat.

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See straw in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

hollow stalks or stems of grain after threshing, collectively: used for fodder, for bedding, for making hats, etc.
a single one of such stalks
such a stalk or, now esp., a tube of waxed paper, plastic, etc., used for sucking beverages
something, as a hat, made of straw
something of little or no value; worthless trifle
straw man (sense )
see last straw

Origin: ME stra < OE streaw, akin to streawian: see strew

adjective

straw-colored; yellowish
made of straw
of little or no value or significance; worthless; meaningless

Related Forms:

strawy adjective

See straw in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Stalks of threshed grain, used as bedding and food for animals, for thatching, and for weaving or braiding, as into baskets.
b. A single stalk of threshed grain.
Something, such as a hat or basket, made of straw.
A slender tube used for sucking up a liquid.
a. Something of minimal value or importance.
b. Something with too little substance to provide support in a crisis: Near the end we were grasping at straws.

adjective

Of, relating to, or made of straw: a straw mat.
Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough.
Of the color of straw; yellowish.
Having little or no value or substance; unimportant.
Of, relating to, or constituting a straw man.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English strēaw; see ster-² in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

strawˈy adjective

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