haystack

haystack: [[t]he͟ɪstæk[/t]]
haystacks

1) N-COUNT 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.

2) PHRASE If you are trying to find something and say that it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, you mean that you are very unlikely indeed to find it.

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Haystack — may refer to * Stacked hay * Haystack Observatory * Haystack a research software project from the MIT. * Haystack Mountain Ski Area a Vermont alpine ski area. * Haystack Rock is a formation just off the coast at Cannon Beach, Oregon. * William… … Wikipedia
Haystack — Hay stack (h[=a] st[a^]k ), n. A stack or conical pile of hay in the open air. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haystack — mid 15c., from HAY (Cf. hay) + STACK (Cf. stack) … Etymology dictionary
haystack — ► NOUN ▪ a large packed pile of hay … English terms dictionary
haystack — [hā′stak΄] n. a large heap of hay piled up outdoors … English World dictionary
haystack — UK [ˈheɪˌstæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms haystack : singular haystack plural haystacks a large pile of hay in a field, that has been built up and covered in order to store it … English dictionary
haystack — See: NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK … Dictionary of American idioms
haystack — See: NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK … Dictionary of American idioms
haystack — hay|stack [ˈheıstæk] n also hayrick a large, firmly built pile of hay →like looking for a needle in a haystack at ↑needle1 (7) … Dictionary of contemporary English
haystack — See: needle in a haystack … Словарь американских идиом

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