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noun ADJ. fresh QUANT. bale I sat on a bale of straw near the fire. PREP. in (the) ~ The rat hid in the straw. | on (the) ~ The animals sleep on straw.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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grain stalks:
Straw is often used animal bedding., noun
tube:
She drank her soda with a straw.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with STRAW, Also see DRAW STRAWS; GRASP AT STRAWS; LAST STRAW; MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW; NOT WORTH A DIME (STRAW).
American Heritage Idioms