Definition of straw

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Straw (v. t.) To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow..

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Wisp :: Wisp (n.) A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance..
Thatch :: Thatch (n.) To cover with, or with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch a roof, a stable, or a stack of grain..
Festucine :: Festucine (a.) Of a straw color; greenish yellow.
Paper :: Paper (n.) A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried..
Streak :: Stre (n.) Straw.
Chip :: Chip (n.) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets..
Overstraw :: Overstraw (v. t.) To overstrew.
Whisket :: Whisket (n.) A basket; esp., a straw provender basket..
Stack :: Stack (a.) A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch..
Runner :: Runner (n.) A slender trailing branch which takes root at the joints or end and there forms new plants, as in the strawberry and the common cinquefoil..
Shilf :: Shilf (n.) Straw.
Sheaf :: Sheaf (n.) A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw..
Maid''s Hair :: Maid's hair () The yellow bedstraw (Galium verum).
Throw-crook :: Throw-crook (n.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.
Barrack :: Barrack (n.) A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc..
Strawboard :: Strawberry (n.) A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus Fragaria, of which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the fruit. The common American strawberry is Fragaria virginiana; the European, F. vesca. There are also other less common species..
Thatch :: Thatch (n.) Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain..
Tippet :: Tippet (n.) A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey..
Strawberry :: Straw (n.) Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.
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