Definition of: straw

(strô) noun
1. A dry or ripened stalk.
2. Stems or stalks of grain, collectively, after the grain has been thrashed out.
3. A mere trifle or slight indication.
4. A slender tube, originally a wheat straw, now made of paper, glass, etc., used to suck up a beverage.
—the last straw The final test of patience or endurance; the culminating element in any state of circumstances.
—straw in the wind A sign or indication of the course of future events.
—adjective
1. Like or of straw; of straw color.
2. Of no value; worthless; sham.
3. Made of straw. [OE strēaw straw]
—straw′y adjective