strawy

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straw

S0799200 (strô)n.1. a. Stalks of threshed grain, used as bedding and food for animals, for thatching, and for weaving or braiding, as into baskets.b. A single stalk of threshed grain.2. Pieces or a piece of natural or artificial strawlike material.3. Something, such as a hat or basket, made of straw.4. A slender tube used for sucking up a liquid.5. a. Something of minimal value or importance.b. The least valuable bit; a jot: I don't care a straw what you think.c. Something with too little substance to provide support in a crisis: Near the end we were grasping at straws.adj.1. Of, relating to, or made of straw: a straw mat.2. Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough.3. Of the color of straw; yellowish.4. a. Of, relating to, or constituting a straw man.b. Apparently legitimate but actually intended as a cover for illegal or secret activity: set up a straw company to launder money.Idioms: final/last straw The final annoyance or setback, which even though minor makes one no longer able to endure something. straw in the wind A slight hint of something to come.

[Middle English, from Old English strēaw; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

straw′y adj.

strawy

(ˈstrɔːɪ) adj, strawier or strawiestcontaining straw, or like straw in colour or texture

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单词	strawy
释义	strawy enUK straw S0799200 (strô)n.1. a. Stalks of threshed grain, used as bedding and food for animals, for thatching, and for weaving or braiding, as into baskets.b. A single stalk of threshed grain.2. Pieces or a piece of natural or artificial strawlike material.3. Something, such as a hat or basket, made of straw.4. A slender tube used for sucking up a liquid.5. a. Something of minimal value or importance.b. The least valuable bit; a jot: I don't care a straw what you think.c. Something with too little substance to provide support in a crisis: Near the end we were grasping at straws.adj.1. Of, relating to, or made of straw: a straw mat.2. Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough.3. Of the color of straw; yellowish.4. a. Of, relating to, or constituting a straw man.b. Apparently legitimate but actually intended as a cover for illegal or secret activity: set up a straw company to launder money.Idioms: *final/last* straw The final annoyance or setback, which even though minor makes one no longer able to endure something. straw in the wind A slight hint of something to come. [Middle English, from Old English strēaw; see ster- in Indo-European roots.] straw′y** adj. strawy (ˈstrɔːɪ) adj, strawier or strawiestcontaining straw, or like straw in colour or texture Translations simile a paglia EncyclopediaSeestrawMedicalSeeStraw
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