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haystack
hay·stack H0094400 (hā′stăk′)n. A large stack of hay, especially one left in a field. Also called hayrick.haystack (ˈheɪˌstæk) or hayrickn (Agriculture) a large pile of hay, esp one built in the open air and covered with thatchhay•stack (ˈheɪˌstæk)
n. a stack of hay with a conical or ridged top, built up in the open air for preservation. [1425–75] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  haystack - a stack of hay hayrick, rickstack - an orderly pilehaycock - a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick |
Translationshaystack
needle in a haystackSomething that is very difficult to locate. Trying to find my contact lens on the floor was like looking for a needle in a haystack.See also: haystack, needlebe like looking for a needle in a haystackTo be similar to searching for something that is very difficult to locate, especially something small and/or something hidden among similar things. Trying to find my contact lens on the floor was like looking for a needle in a haystack.See also: haystack, like, look, needlelike looking for a needle in a haystackSimilar to searching for something that is very difficult to locate, especially something small and/or something hidden among similar things. Trying to find my contact lens on the floor was like looking for a needle in a haystack.See also: haystack, like, look, needlebe like trying to find a needle in a haystackTo be similar to searching for something that is very difficult to locate, especially something small and/or something hidden among similar things. Trying to find my contact lens on the floor was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.See also: find, haystack, like, needle, tryinglike looking for a needle in a haystackFig. engaged in a hopeless search. Trying to find a white glove in the snow is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I tried to find my lost contact lens on the beach, but it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.See also: haystack, like, look, needleneedle in a haystackAn item that is very hard or impossible to locate, as in Looking for that screw in Dean's workshop amounts to looking for a needle in a haystack. Originating in the early 1500s, with meadow instead of haystack, this metaphor exists in many other languages as well. See also: haystack, needlelike looking for a needle in a haystack If trying to find something is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it is extremely difficult or impossible. She was told by police that searching for the dog would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Note: This expression is very variable. It soon became clear that we were looking for a needle in a haystack. It's very much a needle in a haystack situation that we're dealing with.See also: haystack, like, look, needlea needle in a haystack something that is almost impossible to find because it is concealed by so many other similar things. 2002 New York Times Magazine Terrorists don't fit a consistent profile: you're looking for a needle in a haystack, but the color and shape of the needle keep changing. See also: haystack, needlelike looking for/trying to find a ˌneedle in a ˈhaystack very difficult to find: How can we ever find the quotation if you don’t even know what part of the book it comes from? It’ll be like looking for a needle in a haystack.See also: find, haystack, like, look, needle, tryingneedle in a haystack, (like finding) aAn item that is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to find. This term dates from the sixteenth century, although “haystack” at first appeared as “meadow” (in Sir Thomas More’s Works, 1532), “bottle of hay” (Robert Greene, 1592), or “load of hay” (John Taylor, 1619). The same metaphor exists in numerous languages.See also: needlehaystack
Synonyms for haystacknoun a stack of haySynonymsRelated Words |