straw
Definition
- n. plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
- n. a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
- v. cover or provide with or as if with straw
- adj. of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored
Word forms
- Present participle
- strawing
- Past tense
- strawed
- Third person singular
- straws
- Past participle
- strawed
Example sentences
n.
The farmer used straw to cover the ground and keep the plants warm.
a.
She wore a straw hat to protect herself from the sun.