Thesaurus: straw

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1. v. t. To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow.
2. n. A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease.
3. n. The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw.
4. n. Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.
5. adj. of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored
6. n. plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
7. n. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
8. n. a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
9. n. a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
10. v. cover or provide with or as if with straw
11. v. spread by scattering (‘straw’ is archaic)