haystack

«haystack» in Mova's school dictionary: a large pile or stack of dried grass (hay) kept outside… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a haystack, haystacks)

meaning for a pupil

A haystack is a large pile or stack of dried grass (hay) kept outside on a farm to feed animals in winter. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and on farms, hay is now often rolled into round bales, but old stories and paintings show haystacks. The phrase «like looking for a needle in a haystack» means something is almost impossible to find. In safety, haystacks and hay bales can catch fire and should not be played on without permission. Famous paintings of haystacks were made by Claude Monet.

examples

• The farmer built a big haystack next to the barn. tree →
• Finding my earring on the beach was like looking for a needle in a haystack. tree →
• The children hid behind the haystack. tree →
• Monet painted haystacks in different light. tree →
• The horses eat the hay from the haystack in winter. tree →
• Searching the internet without good words is like searching a haystack. tree →
• Ivan drove the cattle into the pastures, but he himself perched on the top of a haystack while the cattle grazed. tree →

note

Countable. One word. Hay is dried grass for animals; straw is the dry stalks left after grain is harvested — they are not the same.

Trees and pragmatics

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