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haystack

/ˈheɪstæk/

Translations

haystacknoun

haystacks

/ˈheɪstæk/

стог сена

The farmer built a large haystack in the field.

Фермер построил большой стог сена в поле.

Additional translations

сеновал

копна сена

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.

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.

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.