HAYS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of hays

plural of hay

as in beds

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of hay

as in mows

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Noun

The new constructions added nearly 3,000 beds to the state’s capacity for those detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
With beds for ten, this former 1860s church sets the stage for an atmospheric fall trip with friends.

— Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beds

Verb

The narrative begins with a prologue in which a man mows grass in a cemetery dotted with twenty-four unmarked graves.

— Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026
When my neighbor mows his lawn, mine goes from looking fine to a little shaggy by that afternoon.

— byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of mows

Verb

Scrolling through Reddit and X feels claustrophobic because the screen aggressively crops out so much content.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025

Definition of crops

Verb

Bean bags that land on the board without first touching the ground or falling off are worth one point.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Drizzilicious took their already-craveworthy birthday cake mini rice cakes and added a patriotic twist with their America’s 250 Anniversary Edition bags.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 5 June 2026

Definition of bags

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Ireland agonizingly captures the everyday indignities and legal roadblocks that survivors may encounter.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
What captures the attention of the American public and provides the support for what is a quite extraordinary engineering and scientific expense to explore the universe is the human in the loop.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of captures

Verb

Jordan hunts estate sales, thrift stores and EcoSet, flips Facebook Marketplace scores and tends an ever-growing plant collection, treating her cozy apartment as a long-term nesting ground between film and TV jobs.

— Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
As its common name suggests, the giant huntsman spider actively hunts its prey, and its diet includes insects as well as small rodents and reptiles.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026

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