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Synonyms & Antonyms for hay
Synonyms: Noun
chicken feed [slang], chump change, dime, mite, peanuts, pin money, pittance, shoestring, song, two cents
Antonyms: Noun
big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad
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Examples of hay in a Sentence
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their credit card debt isn't hay—it'll take years to pay it off dragging myself out of the hay on such a cold, dreary morning seemed like an act of sheer masochismRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Wetlands restoration has been going on for years in the former salt ponds in the South Bay and on former hay fields along Highway 37 in the North Bay. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "New maps show how little is left of West Coast estuaries," 17 Aug. 2019 The sun is shining, the hay is piled high and friendly barnyard animals roam over lush green grass. — Melissa Hendrickson, Smithsonian, "How American Brewers Employed Fine Art to Sell Beer," 6 Aug. 2019 The entrance to the trails is a walk along a grassy path that parallels a hay field teeming with birds and butterflies. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "Hiking a ‘perfect place’ at North Branford’s Harrison Farm Preserve," 28 June 2019 The officers transported the hay via helicopter to ensure that the cows were fed. — Fox News, "Arkansas National Guard airlifts hay bales to stranded cattle on video," 6 June 2019 Water was filled into large and shallow ceramic pools that were surrounded and insulated by hay, and then the pools were left out on clear nights. — Chase Purdy, Quartz, "Scientists are using the cold of outer space to rethink air conditioning," 5 Aug. 2019 Walker, who owns a 40-acre hay farm in Sulphur Springs, dealt with snakes slithering through his fields and a multitude of mice nibbling on the cables of his farming equipment. — Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News, "Mesquite's barn cat program is an 'unemployment agency' for feral cats," 1 Aug. 2019 It was basically dried-out hay at a split-end convention. — Dan Snierson, EW.com, "David Spade talks new Comedy Central show and apologizes for 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag," 29 July 2019 The Giants hold the keys to the deadline in Bumgarner and Smith, but the Blue Jays might make hay regardless. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "Nine Biggest Questions Surrounding the MLB Trade Deadline," 25 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The fields are still hayed and a small herd of cattle often draws visits from people driving along a busy Route 151. — Peter Marteka, Courant Community, "Preserving An East Haddam Farm With A Lifetime Full Of Memories," 18 Aug. 2017 Seybolt used the Belgians to hay, spread manure and log. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "Reva Seybolt: A Quiet Force Of Nature," 3 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hay.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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