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ADJECTIVE | 1 | straw | Of a pale yellow color like straw |
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NOUN | 1 | straw | Plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder |
2 | straw, chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, stubble | Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | |
3 | straw, pale yellow | A yellow tint | |
4 | straw, drinking straw | A thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth | |
VERB | 1 | straw | Cover or provide with or as if with straw |
2 | straw, strew | Spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) |
Sounds | strao' |
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Rhymes | bedstraw, craw, draw, and 4 more rhymes in rao at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Of a pale yellow color like straw. Straw colored. |
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Similar to | chromatic |
Meaning | Plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder. |
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Broader | plant fiber, plant fibre |
Substance of | padding, cushioning |
Verbs | straw |
Meaning | Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. |
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Synonyms | chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, stubble |
Narrower | bran |
Broader | plant material |
Meaning | A yellow tint. Yellow diluted with white. |
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Synonyms | pale yellow |
Broader | yellow, yellowness |
Meaning | A thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth. |
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Synonyms | drinking straw |
Broader | tube, tubing |
Meaning | Cover or provide with or as if with straw. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm" |
Broader | cover |
Nouns | straw |
Meaning | Spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
Synonyms | strew |
Narrower | bestrew; litter |
Broader | spread, distribute |