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1. Straw
   The dried remains of fine-stemmed plants from which the seed has been removed in threshing.
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2. straw
   [adj] - of a pale yellow color like straw 2. [n] - plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder 3. [n] - a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth 4. [v] - cover or provide with or as if with straw
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3. Straw
   That part of the crop that is left after thrashing the grain. It may be baled for use as stock bedding or low grade feed or chopped and incorporated to help improve soil structure.
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4. Straw
   The by product of wheat, being the stalk, left over from the production of grain. Uses: Thatching - roof covering with a short life (20+ yrs) Loose - bedding for livestock, then composted Tied - coil mats, bee skeps.
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5. STRAW
   Staging System for Reproductive Aging in Women
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6. straw
   strawy residue which remains after threshing of grain crop,etc Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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7. Straw
   Straw transitive verb To spread or scatter. See Strew , and Strow . Chaucer.
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8. Straw
   Straw noun [ Middle English straw , stre , stree , Anglo-Saxon streáw , from the root of English strew ; akin to OFries. strē , Dutch stroo , German stroh , Old High German str...
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9. straw
   1. A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc, especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease. ... 2. The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw. ... 3. Anything proverbially worthless; th...
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10. straw
    adjective of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored
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11. straw
    drinking straw noun a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
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12. straw
    noun plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
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13. Straw
    • (n.) A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease. • (v. t.) To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow. • (n.) The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a b...
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14. straw
    the stalks of grasses, particularly of such cereal grasses as wheat, oats, rye, barley, and buckwheat. When used collectively, the term straw ... [3 related articles]
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15. straw
    straw, dried stalks of threshed grains, especially wheat, barley, oats, and rye. It has been used from antiquity for bedding, covering floors, and thatching roofs, as fodder and litter for animals, and in weaving such articles as mats, screens, baskets, ornaments and hangings, hats, sandals, fans, a...
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16. Straw
    `Straw` is an agricultural by-product, the dry stalks of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has many uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and basket-...
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17. Straw
    (band) `Straw` were an English pop band that released one album, Shoplifting, in 1999. History: Straw was formed in Bristol by Mattie Bennett (vocals/guitar) and Roger Power (bass/guitar), formerly of The Blue Aeroplanes. Later adding keyboardist Mark "Duck" Blackwell, the gr...
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