straw
13 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
straws
plural
straws
Britannica Dictionary definition of STRAW
1
a
[noncount]
:
the dry stems of wheat and other grain plants
— often used before another noun
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a bed/pile of straw
b
[count]
:
a single dry stem of a grain plant
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He was chewing on a straw.
2
[count]
:
a thin tube used for sucking up a drink
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He asked for a straw for his iced tea.
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She drank the juice through a straw.
clutch/grasp at straws
:
to try to solve a problem by doing things that probably will not help
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I asked her for a loan. I didn't think she'd agree, but at that point I was grasping at straws.
draw straws
straw in the wind
:
a sign of what might come in the future
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A few straws in the wind—such as increased tourism and shopping—suggest that the economy is improving.
the final/last straw
or the straw that breaks/broke the camel's back
:
the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc.
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It had been a difficult week, so when the car broke down, it was the last straw.
