straw

1. (satellite adjective) of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored

2. (verb) cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
Related Words: cover

3. (noun) used for e.g. baskets and hats or as fodder
Related Words: plant fiber, plant fibre

4. (verb) spread by scattering; "strew toys all over the carpet" ("straw" is archaic)
Synonyms: strew
Related Words: bestrew, distribute, litter, spread

5. (noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Synonyms: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, stubble
Related Words: bran, plant material



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