straw meaning

UK /strɔː/ US /strɔ/ 1 syllable

straw (noun): plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder.

straw has 7 meanings in this dictionary, as noun, adjective and verb.

straw as a noun

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

    Type of: plant fiber

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

    Synonyms: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, stubble

    Type of: plant material

    Kinds: bran

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

    Synonyms: pale yellow, wheat

    Type of: yellow

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

    Synonyms: drinking straw

    Type of: tube

straw as an adjective

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

    Similar: chromatic

straw as a verb

  1. cover or provide with or as if with straw
    • cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm

    Type of: cover

  2. spread by scattering ( is archaic)
    • straw
    • strew toys all over the carpet

    Synonyms: strew

    Type of: spread

    Kinds: bestrew, litter

How to pronounce straw

straw is pronounced /strɔː/ in British English and /strɔ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with straw

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in AW · 5-letter words

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