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straw

straw

33 1.3
A pale yellow color like dry stalks of grain
  • noun
  • /strɔ/
translation icon : color paja
  • straw-colored

Examples

  • I was a beanpole boy, and my hair was the color of wet straw.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Her hair was silky, straw-colored, its color made more dramatic by the backdrop of the black dress.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The pale model wore a straw hat and Lolita sunglasses.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Marianne peers back into her kind face, glowing beneath a fuchsia straw hat.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • "Yes?" The receptionist was a sulky-looking girl, with fat pink lips and frizzy straw-colored hair.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The wall was painted a beautiful shade of straw yellow, bringing warmth to the room.

  • She picked a straw colored scarf to match her summer dress for the picnic.

  • The artist chose a straw hue to depict the golden fields in her painting.

Synonyms

pale yellow
vsstraw
4 1.0

A light yellow colour that looks soft and not bright

is that same light yellow specifically like dried grain stalks
flaxen
vsstraw
3 7.5

Pale yellow hair like dry straw

is a general pale yellow color not limited to hair
straw-colored
vsstraw
1 2.7

A pale yellow color like dry straw

is the single simple name for the same pale yellow hue
wheaty
vsstraw
5.3

A pale yellowish brown color like ripe wheat

is paler and lacks the brown tint of ripe wheat
strawlike
vsstraw
4.0

Having the look and feel of dried straw

is strictly the pale yellow color, not texture or material

Idioms

last straw
  • Informal
20 4.4

The final small problem that makes someone lose patience

the last straw
  • Informal
17 3.9

The final small problem that makes someone lose patience and act

6 6.2

To be chosen by chance to do an unpleasant task

Trying to do something without the things you need

To make a poor choice at the wrong time

Compounds

20 7.0

An argument made to be easily attacked instead of the real one

18 4.4

A quick not official vote that shows what people think

14 1.3

A hat made of straw that protects the face from the sun

A pale yellow color like dry straw

1 5.5

A quick unofficial vote to see if people support an idea

straw man
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A person who appears to own things but hides the real owner often for illegal acts

A thin tube often made of plastic or paper that you use to suck a drink into your mouth

straw boss
  • Jargon
8.7

A worker who leads other workers but has little power

A European plant with soft yellow, tube-shaped flowers

A sweet drink made from grapes dried on straw mats or in the sun

A woman whose name is used to hide the true owner of something

5.5

A figure made of straw and old clothes used to scare birds from crops

5.3

A small mushroom you can eat with a white cap and long stem used in Asian cooking

How Yellow

gold
214 1.0
amber
13 3.2
yellow
819 1.0
straw
33 1.3
off-white
4 3.0

Surface Forms

straw singular
straws plural

Etymology

The color straw is named after the dry stalks and means a 'pale yellow' like sun-dried fields or a young white wine. So straw as a color describes that light yellow shade.