noun
hay, fodder, silage.
see also hay.
Straws and strawlike fibers include: oat, wheat, barley, rye, rice, buckwheat, bean, pea, buri, jipijapa, jute, raffia, palm, palmetto;
grasp at straws<strong> <em>or</em> </strong>a straw*
panic, attempt, be desperate, try anything, make a hopeless attempt; see also try 1.
a straw in the wind*
