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noun

Definition of haysnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hays
  1. beds
  2. mows
  3. crops
  4. traps
  5. bags
  6. cuts
  7. captures
  8. hunts
Noun
  • In the rooms, rollaway beds and cribs are available, as well as diaper pails.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This is why adult beds are not considered safe sleep surfaces for infants.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 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
  • After all there’s nothing very funny about an incurable disease that traps you inside your body.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Harming any of these beings results in negative karma, which further traps souls in samsara.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of traps
Verb
  • Beabadoobee bags her first chart crown in Australia as Pylon (via Dirty Hit/Inertia) debuts in the top spot.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Kristi Noem bags a massive elk It's been a rough year for ol' Kristi Noem.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bags
Verb
  • The column also presents the military leadership cuts as a reason for concern about the resilience of democratic institutions, especially if experienced leaders are removed while the administration concentrates power.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then, the film cuts to show our protagonist’s hand hovering in front of a slide projector displaying a plot of cheap land in South Carolina where nuclear weapons were developed during the Cold War.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cuts
Verb
  • Ulysses Terrero directed the clip, which captures Latin melodrama at its steamiest and is now a bonafide streaming hit.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Sarah Walker of Seattle Times captures why the category has taken off.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of captures
Verb
  • They are trapped inside and have to complete six games and escape for a supernatural figure hunts them down.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of hunts
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“Hays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hays. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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