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51hay — noun … OF HAY ▪ bale VERB + HAY ▪ cut, harvest, make ▪ The freshly harvested hay was taken into the hayloft. ▪ They make hay …
52hay — n. 1) to make hay 2) to bundle, gather, stack hay 3) a haystack 4) (misc.) (AE; colloq.) to hit the hay ( to go to sleep ) * * * [heɪ] gather stack hay a haystack to bundle to make hay (misc.) (AE; colloq.) to hit the hay …
53hay — [[t]he͟ɪ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Hay is grass which has been cut and dried so that it can be used to feed animals. ...bales of hay. ...traditional hay making methods. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone is making hay or is making hay while… …
54hay — noun grass that has been mown and dried for use as fodder. Phrases hit the hay informal go to bed. make hay (while the sun shines) make good use of an opportunity while it lasts. Derivatives haying noun Origin OE hēg, hīeg, hīg, of Gmc origin;… …
55make — {{11}}make (n.) match, mate, companion (now archaic or dialectal), from O.E. gemaca mate, equal; one of a pair, comrade; consort, husband, wife, from P.Gmc. *gamakon , related to O.E. gemæcc well matched, suitable, macian to make (see MAKE (Cf.… …
56hay — [[t]heɪ[/t]] n. 1) agr. herbage, as grass, clover, or alfalfa, cut and dried for use as forage 2) sts Slang. a) a small sum of money b) money 3) pha sts Slang. marijuana 4) agr. to convert (plant material) into hay 5) agr. to feed with hay 6) agr …
57make — see make hay while the sun shines as you make your bed, so you must lie upon it you cannot make bricks without straw clothes make the man make haste slowly if you don’t make mistakes you don’t make anything …
58hay — noun (U) 1 long grass that has been cut and dried, often used as food for cattle 2 hit the hay slang to go to bed 3 make hay while the sun shines do something while the conditions are favourable see also: a roll in the hay roll 2 (10) …
59hay — see if in February there be no rain, ’tis neither good for hay nor grain make hay while the sun shines a swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly …
60hay — n 1. straw; fodder, provender, feed, forage, pasturage. 2. make hay while the sun shines seize the day, Latin, carpe diem. strike while the iron is hot, make the most of a situation; capitalize on, exploit …
