straw synonyms

straw

n.

hay, fodder, silage. see also hay.

Straws and strawlike fibers include: oat, wheat, barley, rye, rice, buckwheat, bean, pea, buri, jipijapa, jute, raffia, palm, palmetto;

grasp at straws<strong> <em>or</em> </strong>a straw*

panic, attempt, be desperate, try anything, make a hopeless attempt; see also try 1.

a straw in the wind*

evidence, indication, signal; see sign 1.

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