Straw
11Straw — Straw, v. t. To spread or scatter. See {Strew}, and {Strow}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
12Straw — [strɔː ], Jack, britischer Politiker, * Buckhurst Hill (County Essex) 3. 8. 1946; Rechtsanwalt; schloss sich der Labour Party an; wurde 1979 Mitglied des Unterhauses; gehörte 1987 97 zum Labour Schattenkabinett (zuständig zunächst für Bildung,… …
13straw — vb *strew, scatter, sow, broadcast …
14straw — strawless, adj. strawlike, adj. /straw/, n. 1. a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley. 2. a mass of such stalks, esp. after drying and threshing, used as fodder. 3. material, fibers, etc.,… …
15straw — [[t]strɔ͟ː[/t]] straws 1) N UNCOUNT Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. The barn was full of bales of straw... I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw. ...a wide brimmed straw hat. 2) N… …
16straw — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēaw; akin to Old High German strō straw, Old English strewian to strew Date: before 12th century 1. a. stalks of grain after threshing; broadly dry stalky plant residue used like grain straw… …
17straw — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. 2 a single stalk or piece of straw. 3 a thin hollow paper or plastic tube for sucking drink from a glass etc. 4 an insignificant thing (not… …
18straw — [[t]strɔ[/t]] n. 1) agr. bot a single stalk or stem esp. of a cereal grass, as wheat, rye, oats, or barley 2) agr. a mass of such stalks, esp. after drying and threshing, used as fodder 3) material made from such stalks and used to fashion hats… …
19straw — noun 1 dried plant stems used for food, packaging, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, fresh … OF STRAW ▪ bale ▪ I sat on a bale of straw near the fire. PREPOSITION …
20straw — n. tube 1) (to drink) through a straw 2) (misc.) to decide smt. by drawing straws (also fig.) misc. 3) a straw in the wind ( a hint of smt. to come ); to clutch at straws ( to try in desperation ); the last straw, or: the straw that broke the… …
