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haystack

/ˈheɪstæk/

Translations

haystacknoun

haystacks

/ˈheɪstæk/

meule de foinSens littéral : amas de foin compact.

The farmer built a haystack in the field to feed the cattle during the winter months.

Le fermier a construit une meule de foin dans le champ pour nourrir le bétail pendant les mois d'hiver.

botte de foinSens métaphorique ou emploi courant dans l'expression chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin.

Finding the right document in this disorganized filing system is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Trouver le bon document dans ce classement désorganisé, c'est comme chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin.

Additional translations

tas de foinVariante plus générale du sens littéral.

Synonyms

hay mound

stack of hay

hay pile

haystackverb

haystacked

Past Simple

haystacked

Past Participle

haystacking

Gerund

Rare; to form hay into stacks or arrange something in a hay-stack shape.

mettre en meulesAgriculture : former des meules de foin pour le stockage.

They haystacked the freshly cut grass before the storm rolled in.

Ils ont mis l'herbe fraîchement coupée en meules avant que la tempête n'arrive.

Synonyms

bank (hay)

heap up

pile up

stack up

haystackadjective

more haystack

Comp.

most haystack

Super.

/ˈheɪstæk/

Used chiefly attributively for resemblance in shape/appearance or to denote a search task over large data sets.

hérisséPour des cheveux ou une masse épaisse, en désordre.

After removing his helmet, his hair stood up in a wild, haystack mess.

Après avoir retiré son casque, ses cheveux étaient tout hérissés et en désordre.

Synonyms

Definitions

haystacknoun

A large, tall pile of hay, typically stored outdoors and used as fodder for livestock.

The farmer built a haystack in the field to feed the cattle during the winter months.

A metaphorical term used to describe a large amount of data or information in which something specific is difficult to find.

Finding the right document in this disorganized filing system is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

haystackverb

To stack dried hay into a tall pile for storage.

They haystacked the freshly cut grass before the storm rolled in.

haystackadjective

Resembling or shaped like a haystack; thick, untidy, or bushy.

After removing his helmet, his hair stood up in a wild, haystack mess.

Attributive: relating to the problem of locating a specific item within a vast collection of data.

The programmer created a haystack search routine to locate anomalies in the log files.