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straw
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- pronunciation:
- straw
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- phrases:
- draw straws, grasp at a straw, grasp at straws, the last straw, the straw that broke the camel's back
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a mass of grain stalks after drying and threshing, used as bedding or fodder for animals, for weaving hats and baskets, or for packing.
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| definition 2: |
a single such stalk of grain.
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| definition 3: |
a thin hollow tube of paper, plastic, or glass used to suck up liquids; drinking straw.
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| definition 4: |
anything that is of little importance; trifle.
He doesn't care a straw. |
| related words: |
buff, litter, lot, tube |
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| phrase: |
draw straws, grasp at a straw, grasp at straws, the last straw, the straw that broke the camel's back |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, pertaining to, or consisting of straw.
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| definition 2: |
like straw, as in color or texture.
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| definition 3: |
trifling or worthless.
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