Dictionary definition · straw
noun
- plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
- a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
verb
- cover or provide with or as if with straw"cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
- spread by scattering (‘straw’ is archaic)"strew toys all over the carpet"
adjective
- of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).