Straw meaning

What does “straw” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“straw” is a noun, verb and adjective with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder.

straw

noun

  1. plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

  2. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

  3. a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white

  4. a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

verb

  1. cover or provide with or as if with straw

    “cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm”

  2. spread by scattering ( is archaic)

    “straw”

    “strew toys all over the carpet”

    Synonymsstrew

adjective

  1. of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University