hayhay /heɪ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINhay
ExamplesOrigin:
Old English hiegEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- a bale of hay
- He loves the odors of the animals, the odor of the hay, new cut and drying.
- It is considerably higher in protein, calcium, and vitamins, than any other hay.
- Jack saw the cat first, yellowish orange and brown and curled up on some hay, and quiet.
- Lying around on bales of hay were about a dozen Commandos.
- Ranchers, who have been hurting from low calf prices for years, are reluctant to buy hay.
- There was a barn at the far end of the hay meadow, away from the house and the other barns.
Longman Language Activatorto use an opportunity► take the opportunity
Collocations: take the opportunity to do something · I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your help.take the opportunity of doing something · I'm going to take every opportunity of going to see Brian while he's living in Germany.
► grab the chance informal to quickly use an opportunity to do something, especially when you think you might not get another chance: · It may be the last time he offers you the job so I'd grab the chance while you can.grab the chance to do something: · Knowing how difficult it is to find a job I grabbed the chance to be trained as an electrician.
► jump at the chance/opportunity to eagerly and quickly use an opportunity to do something: · The early retirement plan is excellent and I'm surprised that people haven't jumped at the opportunity.jump at the chance/opportunity to do something: · When the resort was put up for sale, the Millers jumped at the chance to buy it.· She thought Lewis would jump at the opportunity to make some extra money on weekends.jump at the chance/opportunity of doing something: · Who wouldn't jump at the chance of spending a month in Australia?
► strike while the iron is hot to do something quickly, while you are in a situation in which you are most likely to be successful: · Don't wait until tomorrow before you tell him, strike while the iron is hot!
► make hay while the sun shines spoken to take the opportunity to do something now while the conditions are good, because you might not be able to do it later: · Let's make hay while the sun shines and finish this project before I start falling asleep.
► opportunist someone who always looks for and takes opportunities that might make them more successful -- used to show disapproval: · It is difficult to tell whether he really wants to help May or whether he is just an opportunist.· As the finance company started to fail a few opportunists managed to make more money out of it.
WORD SETS► Cropsalfalfa, nounarable, adjectivebarley, nounbran, nouncacao, nouncanker, nouncash crop, nouncassava, nouncereal, nouncocoa, nouncorn, nouncrop, nouncrop-dusting, nouncrop rotation, nouncrop-spraying, nouncultivate, verbcultivated, adjectivecultivation, nouncultivator, noundrill, noundrill, verbear, nounfertilize, verbfertilizer, nounfield corn, noungerminate, verbglean, verbgrain, noungranary, noungrower, nounharvest, nounharvest, verbharvester, nounhay, nounhayloft, nounhaystack, nounhorticulture, nounkernel, nounlift, verbmaize, nounmalt, nounmarket garden, nounmillet, nounoats, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveplant, verbplantation, nounpotato, nounproduce, nounpropagate, verbprune, verbreap, verbrice, nounrice paddy, nounripe, adjectiveroot crop, nounrotate, verbrye, nounryegrass, nounscion, nounseason, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounsheaf, nounsisal, nounsorghum, nounsow, verbsprout, nounstraw, nounstubble, nounsugar beet, nountaro, nountill, verbtillage, noununripe, adjectivevegetable, nounvineyard, nounviticulture, nounwheat, nounwindfall, nounwinnow, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► good
Phrases· And the best load of hay - he'd come out and ask me at the finish.· Nothing in this world smells better than good fresh hay.
NOUN► bale· David Harper said he became frantic when the hay bales in the barn caught light.· The hay bales caused disagreements as well.
► barn· Following the demise of the canal, the old wharf buildings found a new use as hay barns for the adjoining farm.· Time allowed 01:25 Read in studio Police are hunting arsonists who're targeting hay barns at the height of the harvest.
► fever· Serge wouldn't even allow her a kitten because of his hay fever.· Our 4-year-old daughter is sneezing like she has hay fever.· Student B immediately slams it shut, complaining bitterly of hay fever.· Children can have hay fever, and despite the name, spring is not an uncommon time for its symptoms to appear.· The treatment is effective for a wide range of illnesses as well as for allergies and hay fever.· He was, however, often racked by asthma and suffered much from hay fever.· The Liberal set-back in 1895 cost him his seat, and his chronic hay fever directed him to an urban constituency.· Medical treatment for hay fever is now much better than it used to be.
► meadow· Upland valleys present additional problems because of their often numerous isolated field barns - sometimes one for each hay meadow.· On the Baca Ranch itself, Boyce proposes to stop irrigating artificial hay meadows.· There was a barn at the far end of the hay meadow, away from the house and the other barns.· For these plants to survive, even in these beneficial conditions, it is necessary to have traditionally managed hay meadows.
VERB► cut· Some of the grass is cut for hay.· Well, we had one man who could cut a truss of hay almost to a pound.· This grass is cut for hay or for silage and sometimes for two crops of silage.
► feed· Since the first draw we have been feeding concentrates and hay at a daily cost of 10p / head.· During the night of December 5, Pere Noel feeds the hay to his reindeer and leaves a present in its place.
► make· He shall make hay with the others in that meadow and the lord shall give them 12d.· They are making hay while they can.· Just now they had been utterly careless about the noise they made in the hay.· She's making hay while the sun shines and who can blame her?· These mixtures are earlier growing and more prolific than meadow-grass, and can be more difficult to make into top-quality hay.· She made it clear she was making hay while the sun shone.· But the very things that make the hay rich are the things that now make it poor.· It's not enough to enjoy yourself, you must make hay while the sun shines.
► roll· Women like the fact that he looks like he's been rolling around in hay.· Still, it didn't matter, we spent the days rolling the hay.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► make hay (while the sun shines)► hit the hay
1long grass that has been cut and dried, used as food for cattle2make hay (while the sun shines) to take the opportunity to do something now, because you may not be able to do it later3hit the hay informal to go to bed → a roll in the hay at roll2(10)- The tourists won't be here forever, so we'd better make hay while the sun shines.