straw

US /strɑː/
UK /strɑː/
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a thin tube of plastic or treated paper for sucking drink from a glass or bottle

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Could I have a straw with my drink, please?
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Children often enjoy drinking through a straw.
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drinking strawsipping straw
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dried stalks of grain, used as fodder or for bedding, packing, or weaving

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The farmer used straw for the animals' bedding.
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The hat was made of woven straw.
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hayfodderchaff
1.

pale yellow; straw-colored

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The wine had a beautiful straw color.
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Her hair was a light straw blonde.
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pale yellowstraw-coloredblonde
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straw pollthe last strawgrasp at strawsthe straw that breaks the camel's back