haystack
noun
hay·stack
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Definition of haystack
1
: a stack of hay
2
: a vertical standing wave in turbulent river waters
Examples of haystack in a Sentence
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Antonio Brown is looking for a needle in a haystack. — Dan Gartland, SI.com, "Antonio Brownâs Trade Offer for His Prized Helmet Is Absurdly Low," 13 Aug. 2019 Here, metaphors soar like a NASA booster, but really, this record is the slenderest needle in the universeâs haystack. — David Shribman, Los Angeles Times, "Review: The Voyager spacecraft holds a golden record for aliens. âVinyl Frontierâ tells why," 18 July 2019 Straw in a garbage haystack San Franciscans have had their last straw â the last plastic one, at least. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: Raids or not, Bay Area families awash in uncertainty," 12 July 2019 Archaeologist Elanor Sonderman, who found the fang as part of her graduate work at Texas A&M University, wasnât looking for that particular needle in a haystack of prehistoric feces. — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, "1,500 years ago, someone ate a venomous snake whole. Why?," 24 Apr. 2019 The nuns have affairs in the haystacks, attend witchy rituals in the woods, curse out the gardener, harbor a fugitive â and that's just the start. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Dive Into The Best Summer Movies On Netflix," 20 June 2019 But tracing the source is like finding one haystack in a thousand acres of land -- then finding the needle buried within it. — CBS News, "Romaine lettuce farmers frustrated by government response to E. coli outbreak," 15 May 2018 Although Short's decision-making has effectively led to the worst years of the club's history, there were also needles in haystacks-worth of correct choices along the way. — SI.com, "FanView: Ellis Short's Reign Overview - Better the Devil You Know Than the Devil You Don't?," 30 Apr. 2018 The haystack is smaller and has more needles in it, a change that makes the game feel more linear and also more satisfying. — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, "Review: Dragon Quest XI looks new but feels old," 4 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'haystack.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for haystack
haystack
noun
English Language Learners Definition of haystack
: a large pile of hay
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haystack
noun
hay·stack
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Kids Definition of haystack
: a large pile of hay stored outdoors
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