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| straw [ straw ] |
noun (plural straws) |
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1. stalks of threshed cereal crops: the stalks of threshed cereal crops such as wheat or barley. Use: bedding and food for animals, weaving into objects such as baskets, thatching.
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2. thin tube for drinking: a long thin tube used for sucking up a drink
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3. dried grass stalk: a single dried stalk of a cereal crop or grass
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4. item made of straw: something made of straw, e.g. a hat or basket
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5. something worthless: anything of little or no importance or value
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6. color: a pale brownish yellow color
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adjective |
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1. U.S. worthless: worthless or of little value
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2. U.S. acting as front: relating to or acting as a straw man
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3. of straw color: of the brownish yellow color of straw
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| [ Old English strēaw< Indo-European, "spread"] |
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  straw·y adjective |
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a straw in the wind a relatively minor incident or thing that gives some indication of what is likely to happen
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clutch or grasp at straws to be willing to try anything that may help in a desperate situation
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draw the short straw to be chosen from a group of people to do a difficult or unpleasant task
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