straw

🇺🇸 /strɔː/ 🇬🇧 /strɔː/
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noun
R

Dried stems from grain plants, used for animal bedding, packing, or making things.

The farmer used straw to make a soft bed for the animals.

R

One piece of dried plant stem.

He picked up a straw from the ground and examined it.

R

A thin tube for drinking liquids.

She sipped her juice through a straw.

translation

n. Dried stems from grain plants, used for animal bedding, packing, or making things.; One piece of dried plant stem.; A thin tube for drinking liquids.

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Plural straws