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STRAW

Definition:

[noun] plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
[noun] 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
[noun] a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white
Synonyms: pale yellow
[noun] a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
Synonyms: drinking
[verb] cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
[verb] spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"
Synonyms: strew
[adjective] of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored