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straw
Found in thesaurus: plant fibre, plant fiber, plant material, yellow, yellowness, tubing, tube, cover, spread, distribute
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straw
adj.
of or pertaining to straw, made from dried threshed grain stalks; containing straw; pale yellow, straw-like in color; worthless, unimportant
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; pale yellow color that looks like the color of straw
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Straw
Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry s of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has many uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and basket-making. It is usually gathered and stored in a straw bale, which is a bundle of straw tightly bound with twine or wire. Bales may be square, rectangular, or round, depending on the type of baler used.
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straw
Noun
1. plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
(hypernym) plant fiber, plant fibre
(substance-holonym) padding, cushioning
2. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
(synonym) chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, stubble
(hypernym) plant material
(hyponym) bran
3. a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white
(synonym) pale yellow
(hypernym) yellow, yellowness
4. a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
(synonym) drinking straw
(hypernym) tube, tubing
Verb
1. cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
(hypernym) cover
2. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"
(synonym) strew
(hypernym) spread, distribute
(hyponym) bestrew
Adjective
1. of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored
(similar) chromatic
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straw
n.
sláma; stéblo slámy; slámka; brčko
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straw
Rzecz.
słoma; źdźbło słomy; słomka
