Straw
21straw */*/ — UK [strɔː] / US [strɔ] noun Word forms straw : singular straw plural straws 1) [uncountable] the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat bales of straw a straw hat 2) [countable] a long thin paper or plastic tube that you use for drinking •… …
22straw — /strɔ / (say straw) noun 1. a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley. 2. a mass of such stalks, especially after drying and threshing, used as fodder, as material for hats, etc. 3. a… …
23straw — noun 1》 dried stalks of grain, used as fodder or for thatching, packing, or weaving. 2》 a single dried stalk of grain. 3》 a thin hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a glass or bottle. 4》 a pale yellow colour like that of straw …
24straw — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL S BACK, MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW …
25straw — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL S BACK, MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW …
26straw — See: give a hang, grasp at a straw, grasp at straws, last straw or straw that breaks the camel s back, make bricks without straw …
27straw — 1. n. marijuana. (Drugs.) □ He stood right on the corner, selling straw by the handful from a bucket at his feet and no ody even called the cops. □ This straw is not the best quality I’ve seen. 2. n. papers for rolling marijuana cigarettes.… …
28straw — 1. noun /strɔː/ a) A dried stalk of a cereal plant. b) Such dried stalks considered collectively. 2. adjective /strɔː/ a) Made of straw. straw hat …
29Straw — This interesting name has two possible origins. The first being occupational for one dealing in straw, deriving from the Olde English streaw . The name may also have been a nickname given to someone with straw coloured hair or to a particularly… …
30straw — strÉ”Ë n. dry threshed grain stalks (used for bedding, animal fodder, basket weaving, etc.); single stalk of grain; hollow slender tube used to suck up liquids; something of little importance adj. of or pertaining to straw, made from dried… …
