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Straw

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Noun

a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
a mass of such stalks, esp. after drying and threshing, used as fodder.
material, fibers, etc., made from such stalks, as used for making hats or baskets.
the negligible value of one such stalk; trifle; least bit
not to care a straw.
a tube, usually of paper or glass, for sucking up a beverage from a container
to sip lemonade through a straw.
anything of possible but dubious help in a desperate circumstance.
straw man ( def. 2 ) .
a straw hat.

Adjective

of, pertaining to, containing, or made of straw
a straw hat.
of the color of straw; pale yellow.
of little value or consequence; worthless.
sham; fictitious. ?

Idioms

catch, clutch, or grasp at a straw, at straws, or at any straw or straws, to seize at any chance, no matter how slight
of saving oneself from calamity.
draw straws, to decide by lottery using straws or strawlike items of different lengths
usually with the short straw or straws determining the person chosen or the loser.

Synonyms

adjective
stramineous , strawlike
noun
culm , litter , mulch , platting , sennet , stalk , stem , tatami

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