Straw - Definition

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]