slovodefinícia
straw
(mass)
straw
- steblo
straw
(encz)
straw,brčko n:
straw
(encz)
straw,sláma n:
straw
(encz)
straw,slaměný adj: Zdeněk Brož
straw
(encz)
straw,stéblo n: Zdeněk Brož
Straw
(gcide)
Straw \Straw\, v. t.
To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow. --Chaucer.
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Straw
(gcide)
Straw \Straw\, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. stre['a]w, from
the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. str[=e], D. stroo, G.
stroh, OHG. str[=o], Icel. str[=a], Dan. straa, Sw. str[*a].
[root]166. See Strew.]
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.
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2. The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of
grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw.
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3. Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing;
a mere trifle.
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I set not a straw by thy dreamings. --Chaucer.
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Note: Straw is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, straw-built, straw-crowned,
straw-roofed, straw-stuffed, and the like.
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Man of straw, an effigy formed by stuffing the garments of
a man with straw; hence, a fictitious person; an
irresponsible person; a puppet.
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straw
(wn)
straw
adj 1: of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored
n 1: plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as
fodder
2: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn:
chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble]
3: a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
[syn: pale yellow, straw, wheat]
4: a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the
mouth [syn: straw, drinking straw]
v 1: cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were
strawed to weather the snowstorm"
2: spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all
over the carpet" [syn: strew, straw]
podobné slovodefinícia
strawberries
(mass)
strawberries
- jahody
strawberry
(mass)
strawberry
- jahoda
bedstraw
(encz)
bedstraw,svízel Zdeněk Brož
cultivated strawberry
(encz)
cultivated strawberry, n:
drinking straw
(encz)
drinking straw,brčko
final straw
(encz)
final straw,poslední kapka [id.] při níž člověk ztratí
trpělivost Rostislav Svoboda
fragrant bedstraw
(encz)
fragrant bedstraw, n:
garden strawberry
(encz)
garden strawberry, n:
jackstraw
(encz)
jackstraw,dřívko n: Zdeněk Brožjackstraw,mikádo n: Zdeněk Brož
jackstraws
(encz)
jackstraws, n:
last straw
(encz)
last straw,
purple strawberry guava
(encz)
purple strawberry guava, n:
scarlet strawberry
(encz)
scarlet strawberry, n:
straw boss
(encz)
straw boss,
straw foxglove
(encz)
straw foxglove, n:
straw hat
(encz)
straw hat,slamák n: Roman Hubáček
straw horse
(encz)
straw horse,
straw man
(encz)
straw man,figurka straw man,nastrčený člověk straw man,panák ze slámy straw man,strašák straw man,štróman
straw mushroom
(encz)
straw mushroom, n:
straw poll
(encz)
straw poll,
straw vote
(encz)
straw vote,předběžné hlasování n: Zdeněk Brož
straw wine
(encz)
straw wine, n:
straw-coloured
(encz)
straw-coloured,slámový adj: Zdeněk Brož
strawberries
(encz)
strawberries,jahody
strawberry
(encz)
strawberry,jahoda n: strawberry,jahodový adj:
strawberry blite
(encz)
strawberry blite, n:
strawberry blonde
(encz)
strawberry blonde,rusovláska Petr Prášekstrawberry blonde,rusovlasý adj: luke
strawberry bush
(encz)
strawberry bush, n:
strawberry daiquiri
(encz)
strawberry daiquiri, n:
strawberry geranium
(encz)
strawberry geranium, n:
strawberry guava
(encz)
strawberry guava, n:
strawberry haemangioma
(encz)
strawberry haemangioma, n:
strawberry hemangioma
(encz)
strawberry hemangioma, n:
strawberry ice cream
(encz)
strawberry ice cream, n:
strawberry jam
(encz)
strawberry jam, n:
strawberry mark
(encz)
strawberry mark, n:
strawberry pigweed
(encz)
strawberry pigweed, n:
strawberry preserves
(encz)
strawberry preserves, n:
strawberry saxifrage
(encz)
strawberry saxifrage, n:
strawberry shrub
(encz)
strawberry shrub, n:
strawberry tomato
(encz)
strawberry tomato, n:
strawberry tree
(encz)
strawberry tree, n:
strawberry-shrub family
(encz)
strawberry-shrub family, n:
strawboard
(encz)
strawboard, n:
strawflower
(encz)
strawflower, n:
strawman
(encz)
strawman, n:
straws
(encz)
straws,brčka n: Zdeněk Brožstraws,stébla n: Zdeněk Brož
strawworm
(encz)
strawworm, n:
swizzle straw
(encz)
swizzle straw,brčko n: Lukáš Jirkovskýswizzle straw,míchátko (na kávu) n: Lukáš Jirkovský
the last straw
(encz)
the last straw,poslední kapka [fráz.] Tolda
white bedstraw
(encz)
white bedstraw, n:
wild strawberry
(encz)
wild strawberry, n:
wood strawberry
(encz)
wood strawberry, n:
yellow bedstraw
(encz)
yellow bedstraw, n:
Bedstraw
(gcide)
Bedstraw \Bed"straw`\, n.
1. Straw put into a bed. --Bacon.
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2. (Bot.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square
stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.
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Our Lady's bedstraw, which has yellow flowers, is {Galium
verum}.

White bedstraw is Galium mollugo.
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Jackstraw
(gcide)
Jackstraw \Jack"straw`\, n.
1. An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man
without property or influence. --Milton.
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2. One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood,
etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being
thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up
singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or
disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin. A modern
variation, called pick-up-sticks (U.S. 1940+), is played
with thin wooden sticks of different colors, each color
having different values for scoring; the sticks are
dislodged from the pile with the hand or with one of the
sticks.
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jackstraws
(gcide)
jackstraws \jack"straws`\, n.
The game played with jackstraws[2], which resembles
pick-up-sticks.
[PJC]