straw

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Singular
straw

Plural
straws

A cat on some straw
A straw in a drink
  1. (uncountable) Straw is dried grasses, such as wheat, without the seeds. Animals sleep on it, and people make hats and mats out of it.
  2. (uncountable) A pale, yellowish-beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
  3. (countable) A straw is a thin hollow tube that you drink through.