hay
Plural: hays
Noun
- grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
- Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
- Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.
- Cannabis; marijuana.
- A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.
- A hedge.
- A net placed around the lair or burrow of an animal.
- An enclosure, haw.
- A circular country dance.
- The letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand.
Verb
Verb Forms: hayed, haying, hays
- To cut grass and dry it for use as animal fodder.
- convert (plant material) into hay
- To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.
- To lay snares for rabbits.
Examples
- He had to HAY his enthusiasm when his opponent made a surprisingly good play.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English hey, from Old English hīeġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hawi, from Proto-Germanic *hawją (compare West Frisian hea, Dutch hooi, German Heu, Danish hø, Norwegian høy), from *hawwaną (“to hew, cut down”). More at hew.
Scrabble Score: 9
hay: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhay: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hay: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
hay: valid Words With Friends Word