Words / A1

HAY/heɪ/

Hay is dry grass used as food for horses, cows, and other farm animals. Uncountable: some hay, a bale of hay. Grass is green and growing; hay is cut and dried. Straw is the dry stems, often for beds — later word. Not hey (a greeting).

Meaning

Dry grass used as food for horses, cows, and other farm animals.

Examples

• “The horse is eating hay.”
• “The farmer put hay in the field.”
• “This hay is too wet for the horses.”

Good to know

uncountable: hay. Contrast: grass (green, growing). Mix-up: hey (hello). Place: farm.

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