STRAW
Scrabble letter values: S1T1R1A1W4 = 8
Definition
- adjective of a pale yellow color like straw.
- verb cover or provide with or as if with straw.
- verb spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic). — synonyms: strew
- noun plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder.
- 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
- noun a variable yellow tint. — synonyms: pale_yellow, wheat
- noun a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth. — synonyms: drinking_straw
Examples
- “straw-colored”
- “cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm”
- “strew toys all over the carpet”