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noun

Definition of strawnext
as in smoke

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adjective

as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color the cheese maker told us that the best Parmesan cheeses are straw, not white, in color

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Recent Examples of straw
Noun
The material begins with straw collected from growers in Anadolu Efes’ agricultural supply network. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 Cars and people gradually began to line the highway overlook above the straw-bale castle. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Adjective
Inside the container is straw, alfalfa, water and vegetables, and electronic equipment will monitor the temperature and allow technicians to even talk to the animal. — Alicia Fernández, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024 Inside the building’s stucco walls are straw bales, a material championed for its sustainability by Harrison and the artistic community who built the house. — Lucky Benson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for straw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straw
  1. smoke
  2. blond
  3. bunk
  4. golden
  5. songs
  6. nonsense
  7. naught
  8. trash
Noun
  • The sickly scent of alcohol filled the air and, when mixed with accompanying cigar smoke, combined for an odor most might find displeasing.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • These can include smoke, pollution, a dry and windy climate, or indoor climate control like heating systems.
    — Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of smoke
Adjective
  • Cheers to being impatient, being blonde, and everything coming full circle.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Swift pulled her dark blonde hair back into an effortless updo, showing off a pair of gold earrings and her blunt bangs.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of blond
Noun
  • Kramnic was unable to climb on to the top bunk without injuring his knees and back.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Although my room had six bunks, my only roommate was a quiet man from Switzerland who was also traveling from LA to San Francisco, but by bike.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bunk
Adjective
  • In a blow to the investment migration industry, the European Union's top court ruled Malta's golden passport program unlawful in April 2025, declaring that EU citizenship could not be sold.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In a blow to the investment migration industry, the European Union’s top court ruled Malta’s golden passport program unlawful in April 2025, declaring that EU citizenship could not be sold.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of golden
Noun
  • The songs on Synonym were already chosen, as were the collaborators.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Couples will dance to iconic songs performed in various former Super Bowl shows.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of songs
Noun
  • Same goes for Chock Chapple (6), because life’s too short to be typing that nonsense in a search field.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • What Trump is serving up is precisely the kind of paternalistic nonsense that women have fought against for the past century, now applied to nation states.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • Skubal scattered three hits and struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, which would have gone for naught without the Hernández and Pages home runs.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Tulsa’s visions of a Top-25 kind of season appear for naught.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of naught
Noun
  • People tend to think of waste as trash, sewage, slag, manure and other seemingly useless or disgusting substances.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Near the trash bins outside, investigators discovered a bottle of bleach, Jaen-Rosello said.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of trash

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