Straw in Marathi मराठी
Straw in Sindhi سنڌي
Straw in Tamil தமிழ்
Straw in English
- straw⇄adj. strawlike.
- straw⇄adj. 1. made of straw.
Ex. a straw hat.
2. of the color of straw; pale-yellow; straw-colored.
Ex. a straw coat.
3. (Figurative.) of little value or consequence; worthless.
Ex. a straw bid.
4. of or having to do with - straw⇄expr. grasp (or clutch, or catch) at straws (or at a straw), to try anything in desperation.
Ex. Girls desperate for friendship and kindness ... tend to clutch at straws (Manchester Guardian Weekly). A drowning man will catch at a straw, the prover - straw⇄expr. straw in the wind, something taken as an indication of a trend.
Ex. A more specific election straw in the wind can be found in yesterday's heavy buying of steel shares (Wall Street Journal). - straw⇄noun 1. the stalks or stems of grain after drying and threshing. Straw is used for bedding for horses and cows, for making hats, and for many other purposes.
2. one such stem or stalk. Straws are hollow.
3. a tube. Straws made of waxed pape - straw⇄straw, noun, adjective.