haystack
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haystack¹
- /ˈheɪˌstæk/
Where it comes from
From Middle English haystak, haystake, hey stak, equivalent to hay + stack.
noun haystacks
- A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
- A standing wave in a rapid.
- The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack) Both of these functions will look through the haystack for the specified needle and, if they find it, will return the portion of the string from the beginning of the needle to the end of the haystack.
- Any place or collection of items through which one searches for something that is rare and hard to find. But the point of confining the Kansas City gun experiment to the worst parts of the worst neighborhoods was to make the haystack just a little smaller, and to make the inevitable trade-off between fighting crime and harassing innocent people just a little more manageable.
- A dish composed of a starchy food (rice, tortillas, crackers, etc.) topped by a protein (beans, cheese, meat, etc.) in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner.
Haystack²
proper noun
- A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Translations
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noun a mound, pile, or stack of stored hay
| Español | almiar, pajar, bálago, balaguero, balagar, nial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 건초더미 geonchodeomi |
| 日本語 | 干し草の山 hoshikusa no yama |
| 中文 | 草垛 cǎoduǒ |
| Português | meda, monte de feno, palheiro |
| Français | meule de foin |
| Deutsch | Heuschober, Heuhaufen |
| Italiano | pagliaio, bica |
| Русский | стог stog, стог се́на stog séna, копна́ kopná |
| עברית | ערימת שחת |
Talk about this word "haystack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/haystack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. haystack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/haystack "haystack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/haystack.Cite this
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title = {haystack},
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