straw

B1
Pronunciation
/stɹɔː/
/stɹɔ/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

A dried stalk of a cereal plant.

2 Definition

Such dried stalks considered collectively.

3 Definition

A drinking straw.

4 Definition

A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

5 Definition

Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing.

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To lay straw around plants to protect them from frost.

2 Definition

To sell straws on the streets in order to cover the giving to the purchaser of things usually banned, such as pornography.

Adjective
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

Made of straw.

Synonyms
strawen
Example Sentences
  • straw hat
2 Definition

Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

3 Definition

Imaginary, but presented as real.

Example Sentences
  • A straw enemy built up in the media to seem like a real threat, which then collapses like a balloon.