This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
straw
[ straw ]
/ strÉ /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
adjective
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I canât figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Idioms about straw
catch / clutch / grasp at a straw / straws / any straw(s), to seize at any chance, no matter how slight, of saving oneself from calamity.
draw straws, to decide by lottery using straws or strawlike items of different lengths, usually with the short straw or straws determining the person chosen or the loser.
Origin of straw
OTHER WORDS FROM straw
strawless, adjectivestrawlike, adjectiveWords nearby straw
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use straw in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for straw (1 of 3)
straw1
/ (strÉË) /
noun
adjective
mainly US having little value or substance
See also man of straw
Derived forms of straw
strawlike, adjectiveWord Origin for straw
Old English streaw; related to Old Norse strÄ, Old Frisian strÄ, Old High German strĆ; see strew
British Dictionary definitions for straw (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for straw (3 of 3)
Straw
/ (strÉË) /
noun
Jack, full name John Whitaker Straw. born 1946, British Labour politician; Home Secretary (1997â2001); Foreign Secretary (2001â06); Lord Chancellor (2007â10)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with straw
straw
The American HeritageÂź Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.