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Meaning of straw

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  straw
      adj 1: of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored
      n 1: plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as
           fodder
      2: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
         stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn:
         {chaff}, {husk}, {shuck}, {stalk}, {straw}, {stubble}]
      3: a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
         [syn: {pale yellow}, {straw}, {wheat}]
      4: a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the
         mouth [syn: {straw}, {drinking straw}]
      v 1: cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were
           strawed to weather the snowstorm"
      2: spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all
         over the carpet" [syn: {strew}, {straw}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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