Straw Definition
strô
straws
noun
straws
Hollow stalks or stems of grain after threshing, collectively: used for fodder, for bedding, for making hats, etc.
Webster's New World
A single one of such stalks.
Webster's New World
Pieces or a piece of natural or artificial strawlike material.
American Heritage
Something, as a hat, made of straw.
Webster's New World
Such a stalk or, now esp., a tube of waxed paper, plastic, etc., used for sucking beverages.
Webster's New World
adjective
Made of straw.
Webster's New World
Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough.
American Heritage
Straw-colored; yellowish.
Webster's New World
Of little or no value or significance; worthless; meaningless.
Webster's New World
Of or having to do with a straw vote.
A straw ballot.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
idiom
final
- The final annoyance or setback, which even though minor makes one no longer able to endure something.
American Heritage
straw in the wind
- A slight hint of something to come.
American Heritage
a straw in the wind
- an indication of what may happen
Webster's New World
grasp (<i>or</i> clutch <i>or</i> catch) at a straw (<i>or</i> straws)
- to try any measure, however unlikely, that offers even the slightest hope
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Straw
Noun
Singular:
strawPlural:
strawsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Straw
- final
- straw in the wind
- a straw in the wind
- grasp (or clutch or catch) at a straw (or straws)
Origin of Straw
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Middle English from Old English strēaw ster-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From straw
From Wiktionary
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