Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  straw 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  straw 
 
  Sense  2 
  strew,  straw 
  =>  bestrew 
  =>  litter 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  straw 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  straw 
 
  Sense  2 
  strew,  straw 
  =>  bestrew 
  =>  litter 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  straw 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  straw 
 
  2  senses  of  straw 
 
  Sense  1 
  straw 
  =>  cover 
 
  Sense  2 
  strew,  straw 
  =>  spread,  distribute 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  straw 
 
  straw  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  straw 
 
  Sense  1 
  straw 
  =>  cover 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  strew,  straw 
  =>  spread,  distribute 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  straws 
  jackstraws 
 
  Grep  of  noun  straw 
  bedstraw 
  drinking  straw 
  fragrant  bedstraw 
  jackstraw 
  last  straw 
  northern  bedstraw 
  northern  snow  bedstraw 
  our  lady's  bedstraw 
  straw 
  straw  boss 
  straw  foxglove 
  straw  hat 
  straw  man 
  straw  mushroom 
  straw  poll 
  straw  vote 
  straw  wine 
  strawberry 
  strawberry-shrub  family 
  strawberry  blite 
  strawberry  bush 
  strawberry  daiquiri 
  strawberry  geranium 
  strawberry  guava 
  strawberry  haemangioma 
  strawberry  hemangioma 
  strawberry  ice  cream 
  strawberry  jam 
  strawberry  mark 
  strawberry  pigweed 
  strawberry  preserves 
  strawberry  saxifrage 
  strawberry  shrub 
  strawberry  tomato 
  strawberry  tree 
  strawboard 
  strawflower 
  strawman 
  strawworm 
  white  bedstraw 
  yellow  bedstraw 
 
  Overview  of  noun  straw 
 
  The  noun  straw  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  straw  --  (plant  fiber  used  e.g.  for  making  baskets  and  hats  or  as  fodder) 
  2.  (2)  chaff,  husk,  shuck,  stalk,  straw,  stubble  --  (material  consisting  of  seed  coverings  and  small  pieces  of  stem  or  leaves  that  have  been  separated  from  the  seeds) 
  3.  pale  yellow,  straw  --  (a  yellow  tint;  yellow  diluted  with  white) 
  4.  straw,  drinking  straw  --  (a  thin  paper  or  plastic  tube  used  to  such  liquids  into  the  mouth) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  straw 
 
  The  verb  straw  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  straw  --  (cover  or  provide  with  or  as  if  with  straw;  "cows  were  strawed  to  weather  the  snowstorm") 
  2.  strew,  straw  --  (spread  by  scattering;  "strew  toys  all  over  the  carpet"  ("straw"  is  archaic)) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  straw 
 
  The  noun  straw  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  straw  --  (plant  fiber  used  e.g.  for  making  baskets  and  hats  or  as  fodder) 
  2.  (2)  chaff,  husk,  shuck,  stalk,  straw,  stubble  --  (material  consisting  of  seed  coverings  and  small  pieces  of  stem  or  leaves  that  have  been  separated  from  the  seeds) 
  3.  pale  yellow,  straw  --  (a  yellow  tint;  yellow  diluted  with  white) 
  4.  straw,  drinking  straw  --  (a  thin  paper  or  plastic  tube  used  to  such  liquids  into  the  mouth) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  straw 
 
  The  verb  straw  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  straw  --  (cover  or  provide  with  or  as  if  with  straw;  "cows  were  strawed  to  weather  the  snowstorm") 
  2.  strew,  straw  --  (spread  by  scattering;  "strew  toys  all  over  the  carpet"  ("straw"  is  archaic)) 

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