English-Thai Dictionary
hay
N หญ้า แห้ง ฟาง ya-hang
hay
VT เปลี่ยนเป็น หญ้า แห้ง ทำให้ เป็น หญ้า แห้ง plian-pen-ya-hang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HAY
n.Grass cut and dried for fodder; grass prepared for preservation. Make hay while the sun shines.
To dance the hay, to dance in a ring.
HAY
v.t.To dry or cure grass for preservation.
HAY
n.A hedge. 1. A net which incloses the haunt of an animal.
HAY
v.t.To lay snares for rabbits.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HAY
Hay, n. Etym: [AS. hege: cf. F. haie, of German origin. See Haw a hedge, Hedge. ]
1. A hedge. [Obs. ]
2. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit. Rowe. To dance the hay, to dance in a ring. Shak.
HAY
HAY Hay, v. i.
Defn: To lay snares for rabbits. Huloet.
HAY
Hay, n. Etym: [OE. hei, AS. h; akin to D. kooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G.heu, Dan. & Sw. hö, Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See Hew to cut. ]
Defn: Grass cut and cured for fodder. Make hay while the sun shines. Camden. Hay may be dried too much as well as too little. C. L. Flint. Hay cap, a canvas covering for a haycock. -- Hay fever (Med. ), nasal catarrh accompanied with fever, and sometimes with paroxysms of dyspnoea, to which some persons are subject in the spring and summer seasons. It has been attributed to the effluvium from hay, and to the pollen of certain plants. It is also called hay asthma, hay cold, and rose fever. -- Hay knife, a sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow. -- Hay press, a press for baling loose hay. -- Hay tea, the juice of hay extracted by boiling, used as food for cattle, etc. -- Hay tedder, a machine for spreading and turning newmown hay. See Tedder.
HAY
HAY Hay, v. i.
Defn: To cut and cure grass for hay.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hay
hay 1 |hā heɪ | ▶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 ) proverb make good use of an opportunity while it lasts. ORIGIN Old English hēg, hīeg, hīg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooi and German Heu, also to hew .
hay
hay 2 |heɪ hā | ▶noun a country dance with interweaving steps similar to a reel. • a winding figure in such a dance. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from an obsolete sense ‘a kind of dance ’ of French haie ‘hedge, ’ figuratively ‘row of people lining the route of a procession. ’
Oxford Dictionary
hay
hay 1 |heɪ | ▶noun [ mass 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 ) proverb make good use of an opportunity while it lasts. ORIGIN Old English hēg, hīeg, hīg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooi and German Heu, also to hew .
hay
hay 2 |heɪ | ▶noun a country dance with interweaving steps similar to a reel. • a winding figure in a hay country dance. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from an obsolete sense ‘a kind of dance ’ of French haie ‘hedge ’, figuratively ‘row of people lining the route of a procession ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
hay
hay noun soon the barns will be filled with hay: forage, dried grass, silage, fodder, straw, herbage. PHRASES make hay while the sun shines Jack was a firm believer in making hay while the sun shines: make the most of an opportunity, take advantage of something, strike while the iron is hot, seize the day, carpe diem.
Oxford Thesaurus
hay
hay noun forage, dried grass, pasturage, herbage, silage, fodder, straw. PHRASES make hay while the sun shines make the most of an opportunity, exploit an opportunity, take advantage of an opportunity, capitalize on an advantage, strike while the iron is hot, seize the day; Latin carpe diem.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
hay
hay /heɪ /〖hew (切る )と同源 〗名詞 U 1 干し草 〘家畜の飼料 〙▸ Make hay while the sun shines .｟ことわざ ｠日の照っているうちに干し草を作れ ; 好機を逃すな .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠はした金 .h à ve a r ó ll in the h á y ｟くだけて ｠性交する .h ì t the h á y ｟俗 ｠寝る (go to bed ).m à ke h á y (out ) of A Aを混乱させる ; Aにつけこむ .r à ise h á y ｟米俗 ｠騒ぎを起こす .～́ f è ver 〘医 〙枯草熱, 花粉症 .
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