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81straw poll — noun an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue • Syn: ↑straw vote • Hypernyms: ↑poll, ↑opinion poll, ↑public opinion poll, ↑canvass * * * straw poll or straw vote n …
82straw — [[t]strɔ͟ː[/t]] straws 1) N UNCOUNT Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. The barn was full of bales of straw... I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw. ...a wide brimmed straw hat. 2) N… …
83straw man — noun 1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds • Syn: ↑scarecrow, ↑strawman, ↑bird scarer, ↑scarer • Derivationally related forms: ↑scare (for: ↑scarer) …
84Straw hat — For the 1974 Soviet film see The Straw Hat. For the crew from One Piece, see Straw Hat Pirates. A straw hat can refer to any brimmed hat that is woven out of straw. This hat is designed to protect the head from the sun, as well as protect against …
85straw vote — noun an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue • Syn: ↑straw poll • Hypernyms: ↑poll, ↑opinion poll, ↑public opinion poll, ↑canvass * * * noun : an unofficial vote (as taken at a chance gathering or by letters of …
86Straw purchase — Under United States federal gun laws, a straw purchase is any purchase from a dealer holding a Federal Firearms License where the buyer conducting the transaction is not the actual purchaser , but is acting as a proxy for another person. Although …
87Straw-coloured Fruit Bat — Taxobox name = Straw Colored Fruit Bats image caption = Eidolon helvum status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia divisio = Chordata classis = Mamalia ordo = Chiroptera familia = Pteropodidae genus = Eidolon species = E. helvum The… …
88straw — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēaw; akin to Old High German strō straw, Old English strewian to strew Date: before 12th century 1. a. stalks of grain after threshing; broadly dry stalky plant residue used like grain straw… …
89straw — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. 2 a single stalk or piece of straw. 3 a thin hollow paper or plastic tube for sucking drink from a glass etc. 4 an insignificant thing (not… …
90Straw man (literature) — In literature, Straw men of both the literal and metaphorical kind have been employed in literature over the years. The fact that a straw man has the shape of a man, but has nothing but (symbolically) worthless straw inside, makes it a symbol for …
