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strawlike

strawlike

4.0
Having the look and feel of dried straw
  • adjective
  • /ˈstrɔːˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a la paja
  • The artist created a unique sculpture using strawlike materials, giving it a natural appearance.
  • strawlike tube

Examples

  • The female's strawlike mouthparts enable her to pierce the skin of vertebrates and suck up a tiny bit of blood (about one-millionth of a gallon at a sitting).

    Academic text (1992)

  • Magmas of various compositions move upward through the crust in dikelike cracks or strawlike conduits to accumulate in mid- or upper-crustal magma chambers.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The insect used its strawlike mouthparts to draw nectar from the flowers.

  • In the garden, she found a plant with strawlike stems that swayed gently in the breeze.

Synonyms

straw-colored
vsstrawlike
1 2.7

A pale yellow color like dry straw

describes a broader resemblance in look feel or shape rather than color only

Antonyms

soft
552 1.0

Easily pressed when you touch it

smooth
256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

Compounds

strawlike hair
6.1

Dry, rough hair that feels stiff like straw

strawlike texture
5.8

A rough, dry surface like straw

Surface Forms

strawlike positive

Morphology

strawlike = straw (transparent) = straw + like

The adjective is a straightforward formation meaning 'resembling straw' or 'having the qualities of straw'.

Etymology

Strawlike comes from straw, the dry stalks left after grain is cut, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So strawlike describes something that looks or feels like straw, i.e. dry, thin, and rough.