v. t. | 1. | To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
n. | 1. | A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.
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Noun | 1. | straw - plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder |
2. | straw - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | |
3. | straw - a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white Synonyms: pale yellow | |
4. | straw - a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth Synonyms: drinking straw | |
Verb | 1. | straw - cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm" |
2. | straw - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet" Synonyms: strew | |
Adj. | 1. | straw - of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored |