HAYS

Hays

(noun) a town in central Kansas

Hays, Arthur Garfield Hays

(noun) United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)

Hays, Will Hays, William Harrison Hays

(noun) United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hays

plural of hay

Verb

hays

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hay

Anagrams

• SYHA, Shay, ashy, shay, yahs

Etymology

Proper noun

Hays

A surname.

A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

A city, the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas.

A census-designated place in Montana.

A census-designated place in North Carolina.

A city and county of Texas.

A male given name

Anagrams

• SYHA, Shay, ashy, shay, yahs

Source: Wiktionary


HAY

Hay, n. Etym: [AS. hege: cf. F. haie, of German origin. See Haw a hedge, Hedge.]

1. A hedge. [Obs.]

2. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit. Rowe. To dance the hay, to dance in a ring. Shak.

Hay, v. i.

Definition: To lay snares for rabbits. Huloet.

Hay, n. Etym: [OE. hei, AS. h; akin to D. kooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. hö, Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See Hew to cut. ]

Definition: Grass cut and cured for fodder. Make hay while the sun shines. Camden. Hay may be dried too much as well as too little. C. L. Flint. Hay cap, a canvas covering for a haycock.

– Hay fever (Med.), nasal catarrh accompanied with fever, and sometimes with paroxysms of dyspnoea, to which some persons are subject in the spring and summer seasons. It has been attributed to the effluvium from hay, and to the pollen of certain plants. It is also called hay asthma, hay cold, and rose fever.

– Hay knife, a sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow.

– Hay press, a press for baling loose hay.

– Hay tea, the juice of hay extracted by boiling, used as food for cattle, etc.

– Hay tedder, a machine for spreading and turning newmown hay. See Tedder.

Hay, v. i.

Definition: To cut and cure grass for hay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 March 2024

FAULTFINDING

(adjective) tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; “a counselor tries not to be faultfinding”


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