straw
//strɔː//
Noun
strawSingular
strawsPlural
1
The dried stalks of grain plants such as wheat, barley, or oats, used as fodder, bedding, or for thatching
The farmer used straw to make bedding for the horses.
2
A single dried stalk or stem of a grain plant
The farmer picked up a straw from the wheat field.
3
A thin tube of paper, plastic, or other material used for sucking up liquid from a drink
She drank her juice through a straw.
4
A pale yellow color resembling dried grain stalks
She painted the walls a soft straw color.
Adjective
strawCanonical form
1
Made of straw material
She wore a straw hat to protect herself from the sun.
2
Of a pale yellow color like straw
She wore a straw hat with a straw-colored ribbon.