STRAW

(noun) a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
synonyms : drinking straw
(noun) a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
synonyms : pale yellow , wheat
(noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
synonyms : chaff , husk , shuck , stalk , stubble
The chaff is removed from coffee and cocoa beans before being used. -added by Aswathy_inlas
(noun) plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
(verb) spread by scattering (
"straw", "strew toys all over the carpet"
synonyms : strew
(verb) cover or provide with or as if with straw
"cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
(adj.) of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored

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