hay
hay [hay hays hayed haying] BrE [heɪ] NAmE [heɪ] noun uncountable
1. grass that has been cut and dried and is used as food for animals
•a bale of hay
compare ↑straw 
2. (NAmE, informal)a small amount of money
more at hit the hay/sack at ↑hit v., a roll in the hay at ↑roll n.
Idiom: ↑make hay while the sun shines
Word Origin:
Old English hēg, hīeg, hīg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooi and German Heu, also to ↑hew.
Example Bank:
•The children were playing in the hay.
•The freshly harvested hay was taken into the hayloft.
•They make hay to feed the cattle in winter.
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