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- [hey-stak]
- /ˈheɪˌstæk/
- /ˈheɪ.stæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hey-stak]
- /ˈheɪˌstæk/
Definitions of haystack word
- noun haystack a stack of hay with a conical or ridged top, built up in the mowed field so as to prevent the accumulation of moisture and promote drying. 1
- noun haystack A packed pile of hay, typically with a pointed or ridged top. 1
- noun haystack pile of drying hay 1
- countable noun haystack A haystack is a large, solid pile of hay, often covered with a straw roof to protect it, which is left in the field until it is needed. 0
- noun haystack a large pile of hay, esp one built in the open air and covered with thatch 0
- noun haystack a large heap of hay piled up outdoors 0
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Origin of haystack
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English. See hay, stack
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Parts of speech for Haystack
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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haystack popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
haystack usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for haystack
noun haystack
- hay — John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
- pile — the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
- stack — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- hayrick — Chiefly Midland U.S. rick1 (def 1).
- sheaf — one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
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