Straw
121straw stalactite; straw — 1. The simplest form of stalactite a fragile, thin walled tube, normally of calcite, which is the diameter of the drops of water that hang from its end and continue its growth. Though only about5mm in diameter, straw stalactites (or straws)… …
122straw in the wind — noun see straw I, 3a * * * straw in the wind A sign of possible future developments • • • Main Entry: ↑straw * * * straw in the wind : a sign of what might come in the future A few straws in the wind–such as increased tourism and shopping–suggest …
123Straw that broke the camel's back — The idiom the straw that broke the camel s back is from an Arab proverb about how a camel wearing shoes is loaded beyond its capacity to moveFact|date=October 2007. This is a reference to any process by which cataclysmic failure (a broken back)… …
124Straw Dogs — Les Chiens de paille Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chiens de paille. Les Chiens de paille Titre original Straw Dogs Réalisation Sam Peckinpah Acteurs principaux Dustin Hoffman Susa …
125Straw Buyer — A person who makes a purchase on behalf of another person. A straw buyer is used when the real buyer cannot complete the transaction for some reason. It is not necessarily illegal to use a straw buyer, except where the transaction involves fraud… …
126Straw Buying — When an individual makes a purchase on behalf of someone who otherwise would be unable to make the purchase, and the purchaser has no intention of using or controlling the purchased item. In many cases, straw buying is an illegal activity. Straw… …
127straw-boss — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: straw boss : to function as a straw boss at or over was straw bossing the dam work Reader s Digest * * * /straw baws , bos /, v.t. to act as a straw boss to: She was assigned to straw boss the night shift …
128straw-color straw-colored straw-coloured — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… …
