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straw

adjective
  1. of a pale yellow color like straw
    “straw-colored”
noun
  1. a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
    drinking straw
  2. a variable yellow tint
    pale yellowwheat
  3. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
    stalk
  4. plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
verb
  1. spread by scattering ('straw' is archaic)
    strew
  2. cover or provide with or as if with straw
    “cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm”