STRAW as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
   Synonym(s)
   • drinking straw (what does drinking straw mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) straw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tube (what does tube mean?)
   • tubing (what does tubing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a yellow tint
   • yellow diluted with white
   Synonym(s)
   • pale yellow (what does pale yellow mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) straw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • yellow (what does yellow mean?)
   • yellowness (what does yellowness mean?)
3. Meaning
   • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
   Synonym(s)
   • chaff (what does chaff mean?)
   • husk (what does husk mean?)
   • shuck (what does shuck mean?)
   • stalk (what does stalk mean?)
   • stubble (what does stubble mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) straw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plant material (what does plant material mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bran (what does bran mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shuck (what does shuck mean?)
   • husk (what does husk mean?)
   • shell (what does shell mean?)
4. Meaning
   • plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
   Hypernyms(s) straw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plant fiber (what does plant fiber mean?)
   • plant fibre (what does plant fibre mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • straw (what does straw mean?)

STRAW as VERB

1. Meaning
   • spread by scattering (”straw” is archaic)
   Synonym(s)
   • strew (what does strew mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • strew toys all over the carpet
   Hypernyms(s) straw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spread (what does spread mean?)
   • distribute (what does distribute mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bestrew (what does bestrew mean?)
   • litter (what does litter mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scatter (what does scatter mean?)
   • scattering (what does scattering mean?)
   • strewing (what does strewing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cover or provide with or as if with straw
   Usage Example(s)
   • cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm
   Hypernyms(s) straw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • straw (what does straw mean?)

STRAW as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of a pale yellow color like straw
   • straw colored
   Similar To
   • chromatic (what does chromatic mean?)