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straw

Definition:

(nou) plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder (nou) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (nou) a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white (nou) a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

Phonetic Transcription:

strɔː

Examples:

The straw or hay is fed to cattle.

He has a stack of straw at his barn.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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