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hay

/heɪ/noun, verb1 syllable

Hay means: grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.

What does hay mean?2

noun

1

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

verb

1

convert (plant material) into hay

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hay?60

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All 60 rhymes for hay, grouped by syllable

Hay in a sentence

  • If the hay caught fire, it would be a real disaster.Swift
  • Hay to this bad tool which is, in addition, rickety!AmarMecheri
  • I give the cows hay, and midday's work is over.fcbond
  • A meadow yields grass, with flowers and herbs, which being cut, make hay.jimkillock
  • Hay bales are often wrapped in a layer of green plastic sheeting.Rawrren
  • The goat was eating hay off the ground.Amastan
  • The farmer pitched the hay onto the wagon.CM
  • We hit the hay early in order to get up at dawn.CM

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Forms of hay

as a noun

plural
hays

as a verb

past tense
hayed
present participle
haying
third-person singular
hays
past participle
hayed