| slovo | definícia |
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 slovo | definícia |
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.
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