| straw (strô) n. 1. a. Stalks of threshed grain, used as bedding and food for animals, for thatching, and for weaving or braiding, as into baskets. b. A single stalk of threshed grain. 2. Something, such as a hat or basket, made of straw. 3. A slender tube used for sucking up a liquid. 4. a. Something of minimal value or importance. b. Something with too little substance to provide support in a crisis: Near the end we were grasping at straws. adj. Idioms: 1. Of, relating to, or made of straw: a straw mat. 2. Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough. 3. Of the color of straw; yellowish. 4. Having little or no value or substance; unimportant. 5. Of, relating to, or constituting a straw man. final/last straw The final annoyance or setback, which even though minor makes one lose patience. straw in the wind A slight hint of something to come. [Middle English, from Old English str  aw; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.]straw  y adj. |
strawy [ˈstrɔːɪ]
adj strawier, strawiest
containing straw, or like straw in colour or texture
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