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101straw — /strɔ / (say straw) noun 1. a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley. 2. a mass of such stalks, especially after drying and threshing, used as fodder, as material for hats, etc. 3. a… …
102straw wine — noun sweet wine from grapes partially sun dried on the vine or on straw mats • Hypernyms: ↑dessert wine * * * noun : a sweet dessert wine that resembles liqueur and is produced from grapes partially dried often on straw and in the sun before… …
103Straw (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Straw Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Bristol, England Genre = Indie, Britpop Years active = 1998–2001 Label = WEA, Columbia Associated acts = The Blue Aeroplanes, The Jeevas URL …
104straw stalactite; straw — 1. The simplest form of stalactite a fragile, thin walled tube, normally of calcite, which is the diameter of the drops of water that hang from its end and continue its growth. Though only about5mm in diameter, straw stalactites (or straws)… …
105straw — 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 glass or bottle. 4》 a pale yellow colour like that of straw …
106straw in the wind — noun see straw I, 3a * * * straw in the wind A sign of possible future developments • • • Main Entry: ↑straw * * * straw in the wind : a sign of what might come in the future A few straws in the wind–such as increased tourism and shopping–suggest …
107Straw that broke the camel's back — The idiom the straw that broke the camel s back is from an Arab proverb about how a camel wearing shoes is loaded beyond its capacity to moveFact|date=October 2007. This is a reference to any process by which cataclysmic failure (a broken back)… …
108Straw Dogs — Les Chiens de paille Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chiens de paille. Les Chiens de paille Titre original Straw Dogs Réalisation Sam Peckinpah Acteurs principaux Dustin Hoffman Susa …
109Straw Buyer — A person who makes a purchase on behalf of another person. A straw buyer is used when the real buyer cannot complete the transaction for some reason. It is not necessarily illegal to use a straw buyer, except where the transaction involves fraud… …
110Straw Buying — When an individual makes a purchase on behalf of someone who otherwise would be unable to make the purchase, and the purchaser has no intention of using or controlling the purchased item. In many cases, straw buying is an illegal activity. Straw… …
