straw

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /strɔː/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /strɔ/
• (cot-caught) IPA ^(key): /strɑ/

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Noun

Singular straw

Plural straws

1. (uncountable) Straw is dried grasses, such as wheat, without the seeds. Animals sleep on it, and people make hats and mats out of it.
2. (uncountable) A pale, yellowish-beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

3. (countable) A straw is a thin hollow tube that you drink through.