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noun

ˈhā How to pronounce hay (audio)
Definition of haynext
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as in dime
a very small sum of money their credit card debt isn't hay—it'll take years to pay it off

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as in bed
slang a place set aside for sleeping dragging myself out of the hay on such a cold, dreary morning seemed like an act of sheer masochism

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hay

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verb

as in to mow

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Recent Examples of hay
Noun
For long-time tenant farmers like Landon and Shannon Barrier and their children, who produce non-GMO grain, hay and livestock across 2,000 regional acres, the Locust deal offers critical stability. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026 The free community event will include candy, hay rides and a cakewalk, according to the event listing. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
As part of that contract, and to maintain high-quality habitat, participating landowners can’t graze or hay the acreage during those five years. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025 The holiday is loaded with customs such as leaving grass or hay out for the three kings in exchange for a gift. — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hay
  1. dime
  2. bed
  3. mow
  4. bunk
  5. forage
  6. trap
  7. cut
  8. glean
Noun
  • On Brooklyn’s next trip, Sharpe threw a dime and Randle buried a 25-footer.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Apparently, the pop singer, who had recently been living in the Miami area to record a new album, didn’t get a dime.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of dime
Noun
  • As for obstacles, experts nodded to persistent bottlenecks in shelter beds reserved for domestic violence survivors and legal support options, financial limitations, especially as pandemic-era federal funding dries up, and widespread access to guns.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The unnamed truck has a flat five-foot steel bed and an open-sided cab unburdened by creature comforts.
    — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of bed
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  • Those torn ends dry out faster, which is one reason a lawn mowed with a dull blade can start looking brown soon after mowing.
    — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Raise your mower deck higher in fall and don’t keep mowing once frost hits.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of mow
Noun
  • After lights-out, those young soldiers came to his bunk to ask what war is like.
    — Matthew Marcellus, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The well-size main bedroom has leafy views and another decorative fireplace, although the person doing the listing’s photos has oddly chosen to hide it behind a bed; the second bedroom can easily handle a bunk-bed situation plus a sideboard.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • Long before the couple purchased the swamp, Stevenson had already been working to keep it healthy, paddling his canoe into the water to remove invasive Chinese tallow trees by hand so wood storks could forage.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Meals are prepared in-house and feature seasonal Alaska ingredients, such as Copper River king salmon and low-bush cranberries that the chef team foraged.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of forage
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  • At least one person reported that the children, ages 12 and 5, were trapped on the second floor of the home, officials said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The site was attacked again with a drone on Sunday, as emergency rescuers were searching for people trapped under the rubble, Ukrainian authorities said.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of trap
Verb
  • Early in the second quarter, Chisholm Trail found the end zone on a 55-yard touchdown pass, cutting the margin to 21-14 heading into halftime.
    — Ryan Hunt, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Within moments of picking up the phone and without even any real prompting, Kylee Russell was cutting right to the chase.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of cut
Verb
  • Women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond can glean all the benefits of running and minimize the risks.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But in 1991, the probe could then see new parts of the southern Venus area, leading NASA to reactivate the mapping radar a full 13 years after launch to glean more data from the probe.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
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