Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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straw | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
tube | Yes | No | Yes | No |
straw (noun) | tube (noun) |
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a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases |
a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) |
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder | electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope |
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
a hollow cylindrical shape |
straw (adjective) | tube (adjective) |
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of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored |
straw (verb) | tube (verb) |
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spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) | place or enclose in a tube |
cover or provide with or as if with straw | convey in a tube |
ride or float on an inflated tube | |
provide with a tube or insert a tube into |