strawnoun
uk/strɔː/us/strɑː/straw noun (DRIED STEMS)
C1 [ U ] the dried, yellow stems of crops such as wheat, used as food for animals or as a layer on the ground for animals to lie on, and for making traditional objects:
a bale of straw
a straw basket/hat
straw-coloured hair
More examples
- straw matting
- Prisoners slept on straw mats.
- Add a layer of straw to your compost heap before adding more grass clippings.
- The calf was sitting, quite still, on bed of straw.
- She had little pieces of straw in her hair.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Crafts
- artificer
- artisan
- artisanal
- arts and crafts
- artsy-craftsy
- craftsmanship
- craftswoman
- emboss
- engrave
- engraver
- handcraft
- handcrafted
- handicraft
- handiwork
- inlay
- silkscreen
- tjanting tool
- tritik
- weave
- wicker
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Animal food
straw noun (TUBE)
C2 [ C ] a thin tube made of plastic or waterproof paper that is used to suck liquid into the mouth:
Why don't you drink your milk through a straw?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Drinks - general words
- beverage
- caffeinated
- carbonated
- chaser
- cooler
- drop
- eggnog
- fizzy
- flat
- gassy
- glass
- gulp
- hospitality
- ice cube
- iced
- rock
- thirst-quenching
- top-up
- weak
- witches' brew
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Idiom(s)
clutch/grasp at straws
the final/last straw
straw in the wind