straw

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Synonyms: stray, strap, strew, scraw, staw, strow, strad, stram, strat, stra, strac

Antonyms: stray, strap, strew, scraw, staw, strow, strad, stram, strat, stra, strac

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A dried [[stalk]] of a [[cereal]] plant.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable [[product]], a [[by-product]], [[fodder]], [[bedding]], or [[green manure]], depending on region and on current market conditions.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[drinking straw]].
4. {{lb|en|uncommon}} A pale, [[yellow]]ish [[beige]] colour, like that of a dried straw.
5. {{lb|en|figurative|negative polarity}} Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing.
6. A [[straw owner]].

Adjective

1. Made of straw.
2. Of a pale, [[yellow]]ish [[beige]] colour, like that of a dried straw.
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} [[imaginary|Imaginary]], but presented as [[real]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|idiomatic}} To [[scatter]] or to [[spread]] [[loosely]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To lay straw around [[plant]]s to [[protect]] them from [[frost]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete|slang}} To [[sell]] straws on the [[street]]s in order to cover the giving to the [[purchaser]] of things usually [[ban]]ned, such as [[pornography]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=nicknames}}.

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