STRAW
/stΙΉΙΛ/
8
Scrabble
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WWF
S(1) T(1) R(1) A(1) W(4)
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Definition
/stΙΉΙΛ/
noun
- A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
- Such dried stalks considered collectively.
- A drinking straw.
verb
- To lay straw around plants to protect them from frost.
- To sell straws on the streets in order to cover the giving to the purchaser of things usually banned, such as pornography.
adjective
- Made of straw.“straw hat”
- Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
- Imaginary, but presented as real.“A straw enemy built up in the media to seem like a real threat, which then collapses like a balloon.”
Source: Wiktionary
