soda straw

Beverage suction tube

A soda straw is a thin tube for drinking beverages—you put one end in the liquid and suck from the other.

Though called a soda straw, it works for any drink.

The term distinguishes ordinary drinking straws from wider straws designed for milkshakes or boba tea.

In geology, a soda straw is a thin, hollow stalactite resembling one.

Related
  • drinkingLiquid consumption act
  • slurpConsume with audible suction
  • plasticCapable of being molded
  • bendyEasily flexed or curved
  • sippySpill-resistant cup style

sip slowly · milkshake · bubbles · blow bubbles · fizz · cola · ice · ice cold · lid · paper · paper wrapper · cocktail · stirring · sucking · wrapper · spitball · chewing · McDonald's

Categories
Opposites
drinking utensil function

soda strawspoon

Eating utensil for liquids

ladle · sippy cup lid · drinking horn · fork · chopsticks

physical form

soda strawplate

Flat dish for food

bowl · platter · serving dish · cutting board

tube diameter/scale

soda strawdrainage pipe

Tube for removing water

sewer pipe · culvert · water main · tunnel · oil pipeline

Family

soda, straw, sodas, straws

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G