drinking straw

drinking straw
A long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk by suction.

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  • drinking straw — noun a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth • Syn: ↑straw • Hypernyms: ↑tube, ↑tubing * * * ˈdrinking straw [drinking straw] noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Straw — is an agricultural by product, the dry of a cereal plant, after the grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. In times gone by, it was regarded as a useful by …   Wikipedia

  • Straw (disambiguation) — Straw may refer to:*Straw *Drinking straw *Soda straw, a mineral *Straw chamber, a particle detector *Straw hat *Straw marquetry *Straw poll *Straw, County Londonderry, a village in Northern IrelandIn entertainment: *Straw (band), a British pop… …   Wikipedia

  • drinking box — ˈdrinking box 7 [drinking box] noun (CanE) a small cardboard box of juice, etc. that has a ↑drinking straw with it that can be pushed through a small hole in the top …   Useful english dictionary

  • Drinking establishment — A drinking establishment is a business whose primary function is the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.[1] Some establishments may also serve food, or have entertainment, but their main purpose is to serve alcoholic… …   Wikipedia

  • straw —   Mau u malo o.     Drinking straw, mea omo.     To draw straws, koho lā au …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • straw — [ strɔ ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat: bales of straw a straw hat 2. ) count a long thin paper or plastic tube that you use for drinking clutch/grasp at straws to try to find anything at all that will help… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • straw — noun 1 dried plant stems used for food, packaging, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, fresh … OF STRAW ▪ bale ▪ I sat on a bale of straw near the fire. PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

  • straw */*/ — UK [strɔː] / US [strɔ] noun Word forms straw : singular straw plural straws 1) [uncountable] the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat bales of straw a straw hat 2) [countable] a long thin paper or plastic tube that you use for drinking •… …   English dictionary

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