haymaking

«haymaking» in Mova's school dictionary: Cutting grass, drying it in the sun and gathering it as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (haymaking — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Cutting grass, drying it in the sun and gathering it as hay to feed animals in winter. tree →

2) (sport, informal) A haymaker is a big wild punch; haymaking can mean throwing such punches. tree →

sense in the lessons

In farm stories, history and harvest lessons; the saying make hay while the sun shines (use a good chance while it lasts). Phrases: haymaking season, make hay while the sun shines.

examples

• Haymaking starts in early summer. tree →
• The whole village helped with the haymaking. tree →
• Haymaking needs a few dry sunny days. tree →
• In the old days, haymaking was done with scythes. tree →
• Make hay while the sun shines, and do your homework while you have time! tree →
• The farmer is busy with haymaking this week. tree →

note

Uncountable. Hay is dried grass for animals; straw is the dry stalks left after grain is harvested. Do not mix them up.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «haymaking» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.