STRAW

5 letters 8 Scrabble points /stɹɔː/

Definition of STRAW

noun

  1. A dried stalk of a cereal plant.

  2. Such dried stalks considered collectively.

  3. A drinking straw.

verb

  1. To lay straw around plants to protect them from frost.

  2. To sell straws on the streets in order to cover the giving to the purchaser of things usually banned, such as pornography.

adjective

  1. Made of straw.

    "straw hat"

    Synonyms: strawen

  2. Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

  3. Imaginary, but presented as real.

    "A straw enemy built up in the media to seem like a real threat, which then collapses like a balloon."

Related words: strawen

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S T R A W
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of STRAW

Words that use the same letters:

STARW SWART WARST WARTS WRAST

Words Containing "STRAW"

BEDSTRAW BEDSTRAWS BESTRAW BROOMSTRAW FEASTRAW HAVERSTRAW JACKSTRAW JACKSTRAWS OSTRAW STRAWBERRY STRAWBERRIES STRAWBERRYLIKE STRAWBILL STRAWBOARD STRAWBREADTH STRAWED STRAWEN STRAWER STRAWFLOWER STRAWFORK

Words Starting with "STRAW"

STRAWBERRY STRAWBERRIES STRAWBERRYLIKE STRAWBILL STRAWBOARD STRAWBREADTH STRAWED STRAWEN STRAWER STRAWFLOWER STRAWFORK STRAWHAT STRAWY STRAWYARD STRAWIER STRAWIEST STRAWING STRAWISH STRAWLESS STRAWLIKE

Words Ending with "STRAW"

BEDSTRAW BESTRAW BROOMSTRAW FEASTRAW HAVERSTRAW JACKSTRAW OSTRAW WINDLESTRAW