Straw

Pronunciation: /strɔː/

Definitions of straw

noun the dried stalks of grain, used especially as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, or weaving

Example Sentences

A1 I drank my juice through a straw.

A2 The scarecrow in the field had a straw hat.

B1 She used a straw to build a miniature house.

B2 The farmer baled the straw for animal bedding.

C1 The artist created a sculpture using straw as the main material.

C2 The environmentalist advocated for reducing plastic straw usage.

Examples of straw in a Sentence

formal The farmer used straw to bed the animals in the barn.

informal Can you pass me a straw so I can sip my drink?

slang I don't have a straw to grasp at, I'm completely lost.

figurative She was clutching at straws trying to come up with an excuse.

Grammatical Forms of straw

• past tense: strawed
• plural: straws
• comparative: strawer
• superlative: strawest
• present tense: straws
• future tense: will straw
• perfect tense: have strawed
• continuous tense: is strawing
• singular: straw
• positive degree: straw
• infinitive: to straw
• gerund: strawing
• participle: strawed

Origin and Evolution of straw

First Known Use: 0725 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'straw' originated from Old English 'streaw', which is derived from Proto-Germanic 'strawam'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to dried stalks of grain, the meaning of 'straw' has evolved to include a variety of uses such as for bedding material, drinking straws, and as a metaphor for something of little value or substance.