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"Straw" Definition

noun

A single stalk of threshed grain.
A slender tube used for sucking up a liquid.
Something of minimal value or importance.
Something with too little substance to provide support in a crisis: Near the end we were grasping at straws.
Something, such as a hat or basket, made of straw.

adjective

Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough.
Having little or no value or substance; unimportant.
Of the color of straw; yellowish.
Of, relating to, or constituting a straw man.
Of, relating to, or made of straw: a straw mat.

idiom

Final The final annoyance or setback, which even though minor makes one lose patience.
Straw in the wind A slight hint of something to come.