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11Straw man (disambiguation) — Straw man is a rhetorical technique (also classified as a logical fallacy) based on misrepresentation of an opponent s position.Straw man may also refer to:* Straw man (dummy), a dummy made from straw * Straw man (law), in law, a third party that …
12straw — [ 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… …
13Straw borrower — Straw Borrower: A straw borrower is an individual whose name, social security number, and credit history are used to hide the identity of the organizers of a for profit mortgage fraud scheme. Straw buyers are also used in order to obtain a… …
14straw poll — ➔ poll1 * * * straw poll UK US noun [C] ► an occasion when a number of people are asked for their opinions about something in an informal way: »In a straw poll of estate agents, responses to the proposed new scheme were mixed. conduct/carry… …
15straw — straw; straw·berry; straw·ber·ry·ing; straw·en; straw·ish; straw·less; win·dle·straw; …
16straw — ► NOUN 1) dried stalks of grain, used as fodder or for thatching, packing, or weaving. 2) a single dried stalk of grain. 3) a thin hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a container. 4) a pale yellow colour. ● clutch at straws Cf …
17straw — (n.) O.E. streaw stems or stalks of certain cereals, lit. that which is scattered or strewn, related to streowian (see STREW (Cf. strew)), from P.Gmc. *strawam that which is scattered (Cf. O.N. stra, Dan. straa, Swed. strô, O.Fris. stre, O.Du., O …
18straw-hat — strawˈ hat adjective (US) Of or relating to summer theatre • • • Main Entry: ↑straw * * * straw hat «STR HAT», adjective. U.S. of or having to do with plays, concerts, or the like, performed during the summer in suburban or country areas: »a… …
19Straw-colored — Straw col ored, a. Being of a straw color. See {Straw color}, under {Straw}, n. [1913 Webster] …
20Straw dog — Straw dogs were used as ceremonial objects in ancient China. Chapter 5 of the Tao Te Ching begins with the lines Heaven and Earth are heartless / treating creatures like straw dogs . Su Ch e comments Heaven and Earth were not partial. They do not …
